Pot shop robberies, deaths fuel calls for US banking bill

A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops in Washington — including a pistol-whipping, gunshots and killings — is fueling a renewed push for federal reforms.

SEATTLE — A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops — including a pistol-whipping, gunshots and killings in Washington state last month — is helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would make the cash-dependent stores a less appealing target.

“It makes absolutely no sense that legal businesses are being forced to operate entirely in cash, and it’s dangerous — and sometimes even fatal — for employees behind the register,” Washington Sen. Patty Murray, the third-ranking Democrat

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