Cannabis & Hemp Money Flows
Documented political contributions, investments, acquisitions, and other flows connected to hemp and cannabis policy. Industry and policy-position fields are analytical classifications; undisclosed amounts are kept in the record count and excluded from dollar totals.
Hemp and cannabis are not the same fight — they are two industries, and the full dataset is sharply imbalanced. Among the 56 of 85 flows with a disclosed amount, $240,801,468 is documented; $216,311,468 (90%) is classified as licensed-cannabis money. The remaining rows are included as documented flows but excluded from dollar totals. Documented hemp-industry flows: 8. Pharma, tobacco, alcohol, and other interests are broken out separately.
Full dataset — flow count by industry85 total
Cannabis 55Hemp 8Pharma 4Tobacco 2Alcohol 9Other 7
Biggest documented spenders
top 10 by totalTrulieve Cannabis Corp.$143,160,000
Keep Florida Clean Inc.$13,200,000
Ken Griffin (Citadel CEO / hedge fund billionaire)$12,000,000
John Morgan$11,700,000
Sean Parker$8,900,000
Sheldon Adelson$8,850,000
Medical cannabis industry operators$5,500,000
North Fund$4,900,000
Verano Holdings Corp.$4,537,500
Curaleaf$3,950,000
Documented flows
showing 81–85 of 85
ToFederal Senate advocacy (hemp delay campaign)
AmountUndisclosed
When2025
ClassificationOthernot classified
PurposeSent letter with dozens of groups to senators requesting delay of hemp product ban; advocated to keep hemp restrictions out of government funding bill.Flow: Documented FlowConfidence: Medium
ToFederal congressional advocacy (House and Senate)
AmountUndisclosed
When2025
ClassificationHemphemp interest
PurposeNonpartisan coalition of hemp farmers, manufacturers, and retailers formed to advocate for hemp product regulation and defeat Section 781 ban; supported bipartisan legislation.Flow: Documented FlowConfidence: Medium
ToFederal congressional hemp regulation lobbying
AmountUndisclosed
When2024
ClassificationAlcoholalcohol interest
PurposeLobbying to ban intoxicating hemp-derived THC beverages that compete with traditional alcohol products; filed disclosures for hemp beverage regulation.Flow: Documented FlowConfidence: Medium
ToTexas Governor Greg Abbott (anti-SB 3 advocacy)
AmountUndisclosed
When2025
ClassificationHemphemp interest
PurposeGrassroots advocacy campaign including 118,000+ petition signatures and 8,000+ handwritten letters to defeat SB 3 and protect 53,000 Texas hemp jobs.Flow: Political ContributionConfidence: Medium
ToAnti-Amendment 3 opposition effort (Florida Freedom Fund itself)
AmountUndisclosed
When2024
ClassificationCannabislicensed-cannabis interest
PurposeDeSantis-led effort to defeat Amendment 3 (which he called 'very, very extreme'). Combined opposition spending helped hold the measure below the 60% threshold.Flow: Documented FlowConfidence: Medium