David Culver

As part of Benzinga’s special issue, we aim to help readers understand the ongoing national debate around this question: What should be done about the intoxicating hemp industry?  This issue has gained prominence as hemp-derived products, particularly intoxicating cannabinoids like Delta-8...

Former President Donald Trump's Saturday announcement that he is throwing his support behind Florida’s Amendment 3, the proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to legalize recreational marijuana, elicited an immediate response from the cannabis industry. Kim Rivers, CEO of ...

Equity research firm Zuanic & Associates convened a panel in mid-June featuring industry experts to dissect the ongoing cannabis rescheduling efforts in the US. They provided a comprehensive outlook on the rescheduling process, expected to conclude with the publication of the Final Rule in the...

The cannabis industry is scaling back its lobbying presence in Washington, facing financial woes due to marijuana's ongoing status of federal illegality. Major players like Curaleaf Holdings Inc (OTCQX: CURLF) have been compelled to slash their lobbying budgets by 40% in the first...

New Team Of Top Executives And Experts To Lead USCC Amid Possible Cannabis Policy Reform The U.S. Cannabis Council (USCC) recently shook up its management team, reported Marijuana Moment. The marijuana advocacy group named Edward Conklin, previously a lobbyist for Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA...

As President Biden promotes a rebuilding of America’s physical and social infrastructure—a 2021 version of the New Deal—it’s easy to draw parallels to the end of alcohol’s Prohibition in 1933.  The architect of the original New Deal, F.D.R. recognized that a legal...

On Monday, New Mexico became the latest state to legalize adult-use cannabis, after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Cannabis Regulation Act. Sales are expected to begin before April 2022. Following a legalization wave led by New York and Virginia, this approval now puts more than 43% of...

Virginia became the first state in the South to legalize adult-use cannabis after the state's lawmakers approved Wednesday several changes to cannabis bills SB 1406 and HB 2312, proposed by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, writes NORML.   What happened The two bills would create a...