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Schedule III hit April 28, 2026. DEA June 29 hearing on adult-use. State-by-state. NCIA, USCC, MPP. The 2026 cannabis public affairs landscape.

Schedule III hit April 28, 2026. DEA June 29 hearing on adult-use. State-by-state. NCIA, USCC, MPP. The 2026 cannabis public affairs landscape.

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Federal lobbying spending hit $4.4B in 2024. The discipline is integrating — registered lobbying, earned media, coalition validators, and AI-visibility research inside a single operation. EPR's intelligence layer for government relations and lobbying.

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Government relations done well isn't lobbying. It's statecraft — transparent, evidence-based, policy-coalition discipline that builds long-term institutional credibility. The framework separating the practice from K Street caricature.

How Volkswagen broke public affairs PR — the $33 billion structural failure that exposed what happens when a sustainability-led brand promise runs ahead of operational reality.

How BP broke public affairs PR — the $65 billion Deepwater Horizon response that turned an industrial catastrophe into the canonical case study in opacity, tone-deaf leadership, and weak stakeholder engagement. Inside EPR's Public Affairs pillar.

Twelve firms shape the EU rulebook on AI, platforms, defense, and energy. The AI Act enforcement era made Brussels the most consequential lobbying market outside Washington.