Trulieve $USD750K
Curaleaf $USD250K
It can’t come as much of a surprise that either of these made these political donations although it almost beggard belief how much cash Rivers has thrown at politicians in the last 12 months.
As Trump has just got himself around $US90 Million or was that $US90 Billion? I lose track of the numbers at this stage, of free advice out of law firms over the past few weeks I’d imagine these companies are going to have to be far more inventive or generous with cash handouts to get what they want out of the administration
Marijuana Moment
The major marijuana company Trulieve contributed $750,000 to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee following his election last November, Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show.
Combined with the $250,000 that another cannabis company, Curaleaf, donated to the inauguration via U.S. Cannabis Council (USCC), Trump’s team took in at least $1 million from the marijuana industry ahead of his swearing-in ceremony for a second term.
Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers also personally met with Trump last year prior to his endorsement of a Florida cannabis legalization ballot initiative that her company largely funded the campaign for but which ultimately fell short of being enacted.
She also attended two pre-inauguration events: a dinner celebrating Vice President J.D. Vance and a separate candlelight dinner.
On December 5, FEC records show Trulieve contributed $500,000 to the inaugural committee. Then on December 20, it donated another $250,000.
Whether the cannabis company feels it has so far seen any return on investment with respect to its efforts to shape federal marijuana policy is uncertain. Marijuana Moment reached out to Trulieve for comment, but a representative was not immediately available.
The company, meanwhile, is funding a new effort to put another cannabis legalization measure on Florida’s ballot in 2026.
In addition to endorsing the earlier Florida legalization measure, Trump on the campaign trail also backed federal rescheduling and freeing up banks to work with state-legal marijuana businesses. But he’s been publicly silent on the issue since taking office.
Meanwhile, other industry stakeholders have separately sought to appeal to the president in hopes that he will proactively act to advance the reforms he supported while campaigning.
For example, a marijuana industry-backed political action committee (PAC) has released a series of ads over recent weeks that have attacked former President Joe Biden’s cannabis policy record as well as the nation of Canada, promoting sometimes misleading claims about the last administration while making the case that Trump can deliver on reform.
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