Political spending behind the rules, split by industry — because cannabis (rec/med) and hemp are different, often opposing, camps.
Hemp and cannabis are not the same fight. Hemp (0.3% / intoxicating-hemp — the gray market being restricted) and cannabis (state-licensed recreational/medical marijuana) are distinct industries, often opposed: the licensed marijuana MSOs frequently bankroll efforts to cap or ban hemp competition. This tracker keeps them apart — of the flows below, 29 are cannabis-industry money and 0 hemp-industry.
| Industry | From | To | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannabis | Trulieve Cannabis Corp. | Smart & Safe Florida (Amendment 3 ballot committee) | $141,900,000 | Fund the campaign to pass FL Amendment 3 legalizing adult-use recreational marijuana… |
| Cannabis | Ken Griffin (Citadel CEO / hedge fund billionaire) | Keep Florida Clean (a.k.a. Vote No on 3) — anti-Amendment 3 committee | $12,000,000 | Defeat FL Amendment 3; Griffin called it 'a terrible plan.' Largest single funder of the… |
| Cannabis | Verano Holdings Corp. | Smart & Safe Florida (Amendment 3 ballot committee) | $3,500,000 | Support passage of FL Amendment 3 adult-use legalization. |
| Cannabis | Cannabis industry (aggregate: Trulieve, Curaleaf, GTI, Verano, Cresco and interest groups) | Federal lobbyists & consultants (Brian Ballard, Bryan Lanza, Daniel McFaul / ex-Gaetz staff, etc.) | $3,200,000 | Retain Trump-linked lobbyists to press for marijuana rescheduling (Schedule I → III) via… |
| Cannabis | Curaleaf | Smart & Safe Florida (Amendment 3 ballot committee) | $3,000,000 | Support passage of FL Amendment 3 adult-use legalization. |
| Cannabis | Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) | Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (Ohio Issue 2 ballot committee) | $2,520,000 | Top donor to the campaign that passed Ohio Issue 2 (2023) legalizing adult-use marijuana;… |
| Other | American Rights and Reform PAC (cannabis-industry super PAC) | Make America Great Again Inc. (MAGA Inc.) | $1,050,000 | Second round of contributions to Trump's super PAC, bringing the PAC's total to MAGA Inc.… |
| Cannabis | Verano Holdings Corp. | American Rights and Reform PAC (cannabis super PAC that funded MAGA Inc.) | $1,037,500 | Largest single MSO funder of the pro-Trump cannabis PAC that channeled $2.05M to MAGA… |
| Cannabis | American Rights and Reform PAC (cannabis-industry super PAC; treasurer Matt Harrell, Curaleaf VP of gov't affairs) | Make America Great Again Inc. (MAGA Inc. — Trump's primary super PAC) | $1,000,000 | First of two large donations to Trump's super PAC by the MSO-funded PAC, ahead of Trump's… |
| Cannabis | Green Thumb Industries (GTI) | American Rights and Reform PAC | $1,000,000 | MSO funding of the pro-Trump cannabis PAC backing federal rescheduling. |
| Cannabis | Cresco Labs | American Rights and Reform PAC | $750,000 | MSO funding of the pro-Trump cannabis PAC backing federal rescheduling. |
| Cannabis | Trulieve Cannabis Corp. | Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee | $750,000 | Direct contributions to Trump's 2025 inaugural committee; part of cannabis industry… |
| Cannabis | Curaleaf | American Rights and Reform PAC | $750,000 | MSO funding of the pro-Trump cannabis PAC backing federal rescheduling. |
| Cannabis | AYR Wellness | Smart & Safe Florida (Amendment 3 ballot committee) | $510,000 | Support passage of FL Amendment 3 adult-use legalization. |
| Cannabis | Green Thumb Industries (GTI) | Smart & Safe Florida (Amendment 3 ballot committee) | $500,000 | Support passage of FL Amendment 3 adult-use legalization. |
| Cannabis | Cresco Labs | Smart & Safe Florida (Amendment 3 ballot committee) | $403,236 | Support passage of FL Amendment 3 adult-use legalization. |
| Cannabis | American Rights and Reform PAC (funded by GTI, Verano, Curaleaf, Cresco, Trulieve, USCC) | X Strategies LLC (Alex Bruesewitz's firm; Bruesewitz is a Trump ally/strategist) | $300,000 | Strategic-communications/pro-rescheduling advocacy payment; paid ~2 weeks before… |
| Cannabis | Curaleaf (via U.S. Cannabis Council / USCC) | Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee | $250,000 | Contribution to Trump's inaugural committee routed through the USCC industry association.… |
| Cannabis | Trulieve Cannabis Corp. | American Rights and Reform PAC | $250,000 | MSO funding of the pro-Trump cannabis PAC backing federal rescheduling. |
| Cannabis | FarmaceuticalRX LLC (Columbus, OH cannabis operator) | Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (Ohio Issue 2) | $250,000 | Largest single industry-operator contribution to the Ohio Issue 2 legalization campaign. |
| Cannabis | INSA | Smart & Safe Florida (Amendment 3 ballot committee) | $244,000 | Support passage of FL Amendment 3 adult-use legalization. |
| Cannabis | Trulieve Cannabis Corp. | Pennsylvania lawmakers / legislature (lobbying) | $210,000 | Top cannabis lobbying spender in PA in 2024, pushing to legalize an adult-use market.… |
| Cannabis | Curaleaf | Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (Ohio Issue 2) | $200,000 | MSO contribution to pass Ohio Issue 2 adult-use legalization. |
| Cannabis | Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition (industry trade group) | Pennsylvania lawmakers / legislature (lobbying) | $171,720 | Trade-association lobbying for PA adult-use legalization. |
| Cannabis | Trulieve Cannabis Corp. | Conservative Fighter PAC | $50,000 | Contribution to a pro-Trump/GOP PAC amid the rescheduling lobbying push; Trulieve CEO Kim… |
| Cannabis | Benjamin Kovler (CEO/founder, Green Thumb Industries) | PA lawmakers: Gov. Josh Shapiro ($25,000), House Majority Leader Matt Bradford ($10,000), Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward ($10,000) | $45,000 | Executive personal campaign donations to top PA lawmakers amid the adult-use legalization… |
| Cannabis | Pure Ohio Wellness (Springfield, OH operator) and its owner | Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (Ohio Issue 2) | $26,000 | Local operator contribution to pass Ohio Issue 2. |
| Cannabis | Certified Cultivators Corp. (Dayton, OH operator) | Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (Ohio Issue 2) | $25,000 | Local operator contribution to pass Ohio Issue 2. |
| Cannabis | Anthony Georgiadis (President, Green Thumb Industries) | PA lawmakers: Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman ($10,000) and State Sen. Dan Laughlin ($10,000) | $20,000 | Executive personal campaign donations to key PA senators amid the adult-use legalization… |
| Cannabis | Ron DeSantis-aligned committee (Florida Freedom Fund, established by Gov. Ron DeSantis) | Anti-Amendment 3 opposition effort (Florida Freedom Fund itself) | DeSantis-led effort to defeat Amendment 3 (which he called 'very, very extreme').… |