Saphira Galoob

"We’re heading into an election cycle where both major party tickets are in favor of legalization, as well as smaller reforms," said David Mangone, vice president at The Liaison Group, during Tuesday’s Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago, Illinois, addressing a crowded room...

Editor’s note: this article has been updated to reflect the views of the NCR more accurately. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled a hearing on Dec. 2, 2024, to discuss the proposed reclassification of cannabis as a Schedule III substance under the Controlled...

With the upcoming 2024 election featuring the first explicitly pro-cannabis legalization presidential ticket in U.S. history, cannabis industry experts are weighing in on what this could mean for federal policy. Saphira Galoob, executive director of the National Cannabis Roundtable and upcoming...

Former U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner told a panel on the first day of the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Florida that several ranking Congress members are intending to attach the SAFER Banking Act to the must-pass Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization. "It might not be pretty but it...

The National Cannabis Roundtable (NCR) announced on Thursday it added former Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D-Col.) to its roster of federal policy advisors who pushed for cannabis reform for years. Perlmutter joined former Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Col.), former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Jim Cole,...

Following the release of documents from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services relating to the agency’s review of the federal classification of cannabis, the National Cannabis Roundtable (NCR) praised the acknowledgment by a federal agency that cannabis should be...

The National Cannabis Roundtable (NCR) released its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report Wednesday for 2022-2023, which highlights the collective efforts of NCR and its member companies to create a positive impact in the cannabis industry and the communities they...

At the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago, key figures in the cannabis industry engaged in discussions about the U.S. Senate Banking Committee passing the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act — and a surprising twist involving cryptocurrency, offering...

While marijuana legalization generally faces opposion from members of the Republican party, more and more politicians from both sides of the aisle are expressing support for cannabis and are acknowledging the failure of the War on Drugs. According to an...

The Cannabis Financial Industry Group (CFIG), a coalition of financial institutions and associated risk-mitigating service providers functioning in the regulated cannabis industry, announced the publication of baseline banking standards for any financial institutions interested...

In an impassioned conversation at the recent Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Miami, Representative Dean Phillips made a compelling case for the SAFE Act, a piece of legislation struggling to make it across the congressional finish line. "The truth is, I've got a lot of Republican...

"The sad, sickening truth in Congress is that if a Republican initiates a bill, you're not going to get a lot of Democrats on it, no matter how compelling," lamented Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN 3rd District) during the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference held recently in Miami....

The Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference kicked off Tuesday morning with packed conference rooms, packed hallways and attendees packed with ideas and enthusiasm as we head into what everyone seems to agree will be good times ahead for the burgeoning marijuana industry. With nearly the...

Saphira Galoob, one of the top names in the cannabis legal space, is set to speak at the Virtual Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference on June 1 at 3 p.m. EST. Galoob, CEO of cannabis-focused federal advocacy firm The Liaison Group, will discuss “The New State of the Industry,” in a...