The #cannabis industry is pushing #lawmakers to get a #marijuana reform bill to #President #Biden’s desk before the #November midterms, fearing that a #Republican takeover of #Congress could doom its chances. In an in-person lobbying blitz last week, more than 20 chief executives of top cannabis companies urged lawmakers in both parties to pass the #SAFE Banking Act, a bill to allow them to work with #US #banks that the industry is confident will win enough #GOP support to p

#PuertoRico has taken an important step on the road to #economic recovery, with the approval by a federal judge of “the largest municipal #debt restructuring in #US history.” As the island looks for a fresh start, it should adopt a forward-thinking legal framework that allows it to harness the vast economic opportunities presented by #cannabis. In 2015, Puerto Rico declared “it could not afford to #pay its more than $70 #billion public #debt load it had accumulated through de