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And DOJ steps up its voting rights efforts.

There is growing restlessness on the streets of Latin American countries — how can the international community help support the region?

Created with Sketch. The restaurant industry suffered mightily in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Restaurant workers faced risks by simply showing up to work. In purely economic terms, 100,000 restaurants temporarily or permanently closed in the United States, and sales were down $240 billion from what was expected, according to the National Restaurant Association. Some 400,000 restaurant jobs were lost in December 2020 alone. That’s the bad news. Let’s talk about some good news. Restaurants across the country have been instrumental in getting food to those who need it most, from...

2021 could be a critical year for the rapidly growing cannabis industry. As public support for the legalization of cannabis continues to grow, what does that mean for the regulation of cannabis’s various industry segments — medical, recreational, hemp and CBD wellness markets? On Altamar’s latest podcast episode, Altamar hosts Peter Schechter and Muni Jensen discuss the future of the cannabis industry with Benjamin-Alexandre Jeanroy. Jeanroy is CEO of Augur Associates, a Paris-based consulting firm focused entirely on the sustainable cannabis industry, and co-founder of Echo Citoyen, a ...