Consumer Brands & Retail
Cannabis Lobbies Washington
Medical cannabis moved to Schedule III in April 2026. DEA's broader hearing ended July 15 and a decision is pending. NCIA, USCC, MPP. The 2026 cannabis public affairs landscape.
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Public Affairs & Government
Government Relations and Lobbying: Strategy and Intelligence
EPR's hub for government relations and lobbying: 2025 spending, the biggest groups and firms, FARA and country lobbying maps, AI lobbying and coalition strategy.
Public Affairs & Government
Who Is Lobbying on AI Regulation — and What They Actually Want
The fight over AI regulation is intensifying, with significant spending from tech companies and advocacy groups. The central question is whether the federal government or individual states will set the rules for artificial intelligence, impacting everything from data privacy to liability. Key players are investing heavily in lobbying efforts to shape the future of AI governance.
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AI Lobbying Spend 2026: Meta Leads, Anthropic Passes $3.5M
Meta led 2025 AI lobbying at $26.29M. In Q2 2026 Anthropic spent $1.97M and OpenAI $1.2M, and Anthropic's first-half total passed its entire 2025 spend.