Forces converge to push bipartisan cannabis Look to 2022 battlegrounds and youll see additional momentum behind cannabis reform.Michiganlegalized recreational cannabis three years ago. InVirginia, where the governorship just flipped, recreational cannabis legislation passed earlier this year.PennsylvaniaandWisconsinhave bills pending as well. Federal lawmakers have taken notice. Republican Representatives David Joyce and Nancy Mace have both in recent weeks introduced cannabis reform measures. In 2022, all eyes will be on the U.S. Senate, where Senators Cory Booker, Ron Wyden, and Chuck Schumerare expected to introducethe Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. Bipartisan compromise is truly possible. Reaching this compromise is in both parties interests, too. Democrats, starting with President Biden, must lead on cannabis policy or risk ceding the very real voter enthusiasm it inspires to more libertarian voices. Republicans sense the opportunity in freedom-laced arguments for cannabis reform. Incumbents, especially those in moderate states and districts, are eager to seize the issue as their own. These forces may soon converge to push sensible, bipartisan cannabis reform legislation through an otherwise divided Congress. Such a once-in-a-generation accomplishment would advance social equity, create millions of jobs, and generate billions in federal taxes that could be invested in programs to help families, veterans, communities of color, and small businesses through the rest of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.