$1.6M was spent last year on Pennsylvania Cannabis Reform Lobbying – MEDCAN24

Last year, 26 companies in Pennsylvania spent $1.6m lobbying on cannabis reforms. Spotlight Pa Analysis: Over $800,000.00 comes from cannabis multi-state companies.  

Trulieve operates cannabis businesses across nine states. Last year it spent more than $210,000 lobbying Pennsylvania, including $165,000 in direct communication and $45,000 in indirect communications. Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition, a trade group, spent $171.720 last year on lobbying. Meredith Buettner told Spotlight that the money was used for advocating “modernization of the medical marijuana program” and “advancing legislation against adult use”. 

According to data from the state Department of State Lobbying Disclosure Database, in addition to Trulieve and the PCC, 24 other companies and organizations spent money lobbying for cannabis reforms in the state, including: 

• Cresco Labs – $149,084 
• PA Options for Wellness, Inc. – $105,000 
• CannTech PA – $90,770 
• Veranos – $90,000 
• Curaleaf – $90,000 
• Penn AltOrganics – $78,000 
• Organic Remedies Inc – $75,157 
• Acreage Holdings – $69,066 
• Restore Integrated Wellness Center – $68, 641 
• Ascend Wellness Holdings – $65,942 
• Holistic Farms, LLC – $60,871 
• Maitri Holdings LLC – $48,000 
• Metrc – $39,000 
• FarmaceuticalsRX – $38,500 
• GIT Pennsylvania – $36,040 
• MLH Explorations, LLC – $28,984 
• Terrapin – $24,586 
• US Cannalytics – $24,000 
• ACT Laboratories, Inc. – $20,000 
• Jushi Holdings – $19,500 
• Green Leaf Medical, LLC – $16,250 
• Whole Plants – $15,000 
• American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp – $6,653 
• Leaflink – $3,260 

Benjamin Kovler (CEO and founder of Chicago’s Green Thumb Industries) contributed $45,000 in Pennsylvania to the highest ranking lawmakers and candidates last year. Kovler gave Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat from the state of Washington donated $25,000 to him. The remaining money was split evenly between Matt Bradford, House Majority leader in the House (D), and Kim Ward Pro Tempore (R) Senate President. Anthony Georgiadis of GTI contributed $10,000 each to State Senate Majority leader Joe Pittman and State Senator Dan Laughlin, who chairs the Law and Justice Committee. 

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