David Mangone serves as Senior Vice President of Government Relations & Policy for the U.S. Cannabis Roundtable ("USCR"). USCR is the nation’s leading trade association for the cannabis industry. Using a pragmatic, bipartisan and evidence-based approach, David has influenced cannabis policy at the federal and state levels for nearly a decade through authoring legislation and advising lawmakers at all levels of government.

He has deep expertise in cannabis policy as it relates to political affairs, the legislative process, administrative law, and executive action. Before joining USCR, David served as the Director of Government Affairs & Counsel for Americans for Safe Access, the nation’s largest nonprofit representing medical cannabis patients.

David has also worked as a Legislative Fellow for a senior Democratic member of Congress on the House Ways & Means Committee and as an attorney in private practice.

David received his Juris Doctorate from the Charleston School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Wake Forest University. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, son, and French bulldog.