CANNABIS TRADE FEDERATION

Lobbying Spend

—

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2019–2020

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2020	—	1	1
2019	—	5	2

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC	—	4
VS STRATEGIES LLC	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	4
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1
Banking	Banking	1

CANNABIS TRADE FEDERATION — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope