The two largest cannabis industry groups in the U.S. – the National Cannabis Roundtable (NCR) and US Cannabis Council (USCC) – last week announced they are combining the organizations to form the United States Cannabis Roundtable (USCR). The group said the combination will establish “a singular voice” representing in the industry to the 119th Congress and the administration of President Donald Trump (R).
In a statement, Charlie Bachtell, CEO of Cresco Labs and chairperson of both NCR and USCC, called the newly elected Congress and the new presidential administration “a pivotal time for the regulated cannabis industry” noting that Trump “has publicly supported and pledged to advance commonsense cannabis reform.”
“As the chairman of both groups, I have seen first-hand the incredible talent of each organization and know that the combined group will be the unified authority advocating on behalf of the legal cannabis industry and a resource on all things cannabis for members of the Trump Administration and Congress.” — Bachtell in a press release
During the campaign Trump endorsed a states’ rights legislative approach to cannabis, reclassifying cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), and the