Open Secrets.Org Releases Numbers on Cannabis Industry Lobbying Numbers in The US

All lobbying expenditures in the report come from the USA Senate Office of Public Records. Data for the most recent year was downloaded on October 23, 2019. The Cannabis Trade Federation have spent $760K of their members hard earned cash or should we say hard raised cash !!

Here’s the lowdown. From almost zero spend across the industry in 2011 to almost $US4 Million this year

 

Total for Marijuana: $3,771,500
Total Number of Clients Reported: 15
Total Number of Lobbyists Reported: 80
Total Number of Revolvers: 56 (70.0%)

 Campaign Contributions from this industry

NOTE: All lobbying expenditures on this page come from the Senate Office of Public Records. Data for the most recent year was downloaded on October 23, 2019.

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Here are the “star'” lobyists

Marijuana, 2019

Year: 

Total Number of Lobbyists Reported: 80*
Total Number of Revolvers: 56 (70.0%)

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Lobbyist Lobbying Firm/Registrant
Alderman, Mark Cozen O’Connor
Aliferis, Scott D K&L Gates Revolving Door Profile
Anderson, Philmore B Navigators Global Revolving Door Profile
Ballard, Brian Ballard Partners Revolving Door Profile
Barbour, Andrew H Smith-Free Group Revolving Door Profile
Beck, Jason Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce
Carnevale, Amy K&L Gates Revolving Door Profile
Carney, Christopher Federal Advocates Revolving Door Profile
Cohen, Daniel S K&L Gates
Conklin, Edward Curaleaf Inc
Correia, Michael National Cannabis Industry Assn Revolving Door Profile
Criscuolo, John Jr Squire Patton Boggs
Crowley, Daniel FC K&L Gates Revolving Door Profile
Darling, Brian Darling, Rothschild & Scott Revolving Door Profile
Darling, Brian Liberty Government Affairs Revolving Door Profile
Donatelli, Frank J McGuireWoods LLP Revolving Door Profile
Elshami, Nadeam Brownstein, Hyatt et al Revolving Door Profile
Emery, Rodney Mercury Revolving Door Profile
Esposito, Michael Federal Advocates
Fahy, Amber Jochum, Shore & Trossevin
Folk, Cassie Cannabis Trade Federation
Folk, Cassie Cannabis Trade Federation Action
Fox, Steve VS Strategies
Free, James C Smith-Free Group Revolving Door Profile
Galoob, Rachael Liaison Group
Gardner, Darin Jochum, Shore & Trossevin
Grant, Madeline National Cannabis Industry Assn
Grimes, Michael Federal Advocates
Hallaway, Rashid Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures Revolving Door Profile
Harrison, Austin Squire Patton Boggs
Hobart, Robert Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures Revolving Door Profile
Iovino, Charlyn Brownstein, Hyatt et al
Jochum, James J Jochum, Shore & Trossevin Revolving Door Profile
Jones, Mervyn MLJ Strategies Revolving Door Profile
Kirk, William A Jr K&L Gates Revolving Door Profile
Klink, Ron Nelson, Mullins et al Revolving Door Profile
Kolego, Trevor Smith-Free Group Revolving Door Profile
Kuipers Blake, Melissa Brownstein, Hyatt et al
Lanza, Bryan Mercury Revolving Door Profile
Leibham, Nicholas A K&L Gates Revolving Door Profile
Littman, Drew Brownstein, Hyatt et al Revolving Door Profile
Lukis, Sylvester Ballard Partners Revolving Door Profile
Lynch, Timothy Raben Group Revolving Door Profile
Mangone, David Liaison Group
Martin, Patrick Cozen O’Connor Revolving Door Profile
Mcfaul, Dan Ballard Partners Revolving Door Profile
Mckeon, Brian Brownstein, Hyatt et al Revolving Door Profile
Meyer, Randal Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce
Meyer, Randal McGuireWoods LLP
Moschella, William E Brownstein, Hyatt et al Revolving Door Profile

* Actual number of individual lobbyists. This number may be different from the total number of records as lobbyists may be associated with more than one lobbying firm.

Credit: Center for Responsive Politics.

Source:https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/indusclient.php?id=N09&year=2019

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