In 2020, Desert Hot Springs has spent $20,000 on a D.C. lobbyist, in part to work on legalization issues. Joining the Riverside County town in trying to swing legislation their way in the nation’s capital are the city of Emeryville, Humboldt and Solano counties, and Weedmaps and Eaze.
The spending will play as frugality born of forethought if Democrats take over the Senate next month and the legalization issue truly goes live.
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- Eaze’s $40,000 in lobbyist expenditures pales by comparison to Curaleaf, which has spent $390,00 to amplify its voice in Washington.
- Among trade organizations, the Cannabis Trade Federation leads the way with $575,000. Right behind is the Global Cannabis Alliance, which reported $500K in lobbying expenditures. In total, the industry has spent more than $3M on lobbying.
- “If the Democrats take the Senate, then (cannabis reform) really has the potential for being a live issue, and once it’s a live issue, there are all kinds of groups and industries that will have an interest in how it turns out,” says Steve Fox, strategic adviser at the Cannabis Trade Federation.
Quick Hits
- The Department of Food and Agriculture said state regulators aren’t collecting data on the number of licensed cannabis businesses that have lost crops.
PEW Stateline - The year’s been a lot, it’s documented, but one more significant 2020 mindpluck is about to hit: The end of spreadsheets as we’ve known them.
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