Table 1.
Top 10 highest paid lobbyists/agencies by total payment (in inflation adjusted $) from cannabis affiliates from fiscal years 2010–2021.
| Lobbyist/Agency | Client name | Client state | Total payment |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Gold Dome Access | Medical Marijuana Industry Group | CO | 1,209,518 |
| Dispensary Owners Coalition | CO | 18,741 | |
| VS Strategies | Nuka Enterprises, LLC | NY | 161,947 |
| Lightshade, LLC | CO | 146,412 | |
| Buddy Boy | CO | 85,471 | |
| Maggie’s Farm, LLC | CO | 78,514 | |
| ORCL, LLC | OR | 64,079 | |
| Pax | CA | 64,077 | |
| Northwest Holding Group | CO | 26,921 | |
| Willow Industries | CO | 11,442 | |
| Bio365 | CA | 7413 | |
| Sewald Hanfling Public Affairs | Dixie Brands | CO | 237,165 |
| Medicine Man | CO | 162,577 | |
| Schwazze | CO | 106,352 | |
| MedPharm Holdings | CO | 81,400 | |
| Young Public Affairs | Livwell | CO | 543,596 |
| Kristen Thomson | The Green Solution | CO | 180,362 |
| Good Chemistry | CO | 85,479 | |
| Mindful | CO | 47,610 | |
| Gaia PBM, LLC | CO | 42,011 | |
| Medical Marijuana Industry Group | CO | 39,663 | |
| Cannabis Business Alliance | CO | 29,700 | |
| Dispensary Owners Coalition | CO | 23,728 | |
| Greenwerkz, LLC | CO | 15,879 | |
| Yofumo Technologies, Inc. | CO | 13,673 | |
| RFSCA LLC, dba RootsRX | CO | 7968 | |
| Dutko Worldwide/Grayling | National Concessions Group, Inc. | CO | 224,954 |
| Vicente Sederberg, LLC | CO | 71,751 | |
| Furman Political Strategies | Renaissance Solutions | CO | 143,937 |
| Eaze Solutions | CA | 130,636 | |
| Sovine Consulting | Hoban Law Group | CO | 114,314 |
| United Cannabis | CO | 110,989 | |
| Denver Relief Consulting | CO | 16,710 | |
| Cannabis Consumer Coalition | CO | 11,032 | |
| Shawn Coleman | Renaissance Solutions | CO | 123,396 |
| NSG, LLC | CO | 21,311 | |
| Skinny Pineapple, Inc. | CO | 20,651 | |
| The Genetic Locker | CO | 16,335 | |
| BBM Enterprises | CO | 9579 | |
| AER Investments, LLC | CO | 9200 | |
| Vicente Sederberg, LLC | CO | 8187 | |
| Colorado Cannabis Tours | CO | 5347 | |
| Pioneer Industries | CO | 5347 | |
| Colorado Healing | CO | 4569 | |
| Margaret Mary O’keefe | Cannabis Business Alliance | CO | 153,898 |
| Colorado Cannabis Manufacturers Association | CO | 59,974 | |