Cal-Bay Introduces Inaugural USA Charge Card Processing System for Legally Licensed Marijuana Dispensaries

DENVER, May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cal-Bay International, Inc. (OTC Markets: CBYI) Cal-Bay International, today issued the following news release:

Cal-Bay International today announced the company has reached agreement with an established USA merchant account processing company for the development and production of the "CB Green Card", a Pre-Paid Gift Card & Loyalty Program under the Cal-Bay Financial Services division. This system allows for the processing of the "CB Green Card" through the dispensary CB terminal, for legally licensed Medical & Recreational Marijuana dispensaries using a similar type of platform used for leading Credit & Gift card processing networks.

The majority of Legal dispensaries across the licensed states within the USA are denied the ability to process regular cards due to the unsure legalities attached to the sale of Marijuana products even in the licensed states. This restricts the purchase of the products to a "cash-only" operation, which has caused severe problems for legally licensed dispensary owners throughout the country, with only a limited amount of cash being able to be deposited into the USA bank accounts, due to the state and Federal battles over the legality of the product(s). Additionally the states are relying on the dispensaries' accounting to fully document the huge amounts of cash being transacted to be accurate in complying with state sales tax requirements and payments for the Marijuana products sales.

Cal-Bay today signed a letter of Intent with an established US Merchant Processing company for the creation and production of the CB Green Card, a Pre-Paid Gift and Loyalty Program charge card, using a closed loop network, which is intended for use with Legal Dispensaries by way of an exclusive Cal-Bay Financial Services processing terminal which will allow a seamless transaction for the customer's purchase and would further create a full report for the dispensary and transfer of funds from the sales to their US banking institution, additionally showing a full sales reporting operation to the tax collectors and at the same time legally processing the funds to the dispensary's bank, as would a regularly operating business transacting with a merchant card processing account.

Cal-Bay CEO Robert Thompson today stated, "I firmly believe we have found a legitimate solution on a 'state by state' basis for the reporting and accountability to the tax collectors and at the same time introduced a simplified cashless alternative to the dispensaries' customers, yet still offering value with a 'Loyalty Rewards' program. This solution offers a multitude of mutual benefits including increased sales for the dispensaries, less cash on hand for security reasons, accountability for taxation, legalized bank deposits and Loyalty Program Rewards for the consumers, by issuing "CB Green Cards" for each state use, and therefore not violating the Federal transportation laws regarding the transfer of funds across state lines."

Mr. Thompson further commented, "There are a significant number of additional benefits available other than those outlined today. The benefits to Cal-Bay's revenues from transaction processing and profitability opens the door to one of the largest multi-billion dollar financial services industries in the world. Cal-Bay intends to be updating this information on the company's website on a regular basis."

Subject to the completion of all due diligence between the companies, The "CB Green Card" terminals and distributor agreements are expected to be available for installation along with purchase the "CB Green Cards" online, and at approved locations, on the company's website during August 2014.

Additional updates will be available on the company's website and by way of public Press Release distribution.

Relevant Links:

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2023555670_apxmarijuanabanking.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/01/colorado-marijuana-banking_n_5247915.html 

http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/24/news/doj-banks-marijuana/index.html

http://blog.mpp.org/tag/national-cannabis-industry-association/

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