Industry and advocates team up for cannabis legalization push
USCC Interim CEO Steve Hawkins, Courtesy USCC
As federal cannabis legalization gains unprecedented momentum in the U.S. Senate, a new group of more than 40 prominent companies and advocacy groups has coalesced to support the cause. The United States Cannabis Council (USCC) aims to lead a unified push for legalization and "avoid the fragmentation that has plagued us before" said interim CEO Steven Hawkins, who is also executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project.
Under the umbrella of ending prohibition, the group has three policy objectives:
