The following information was obtained through public records from VPAP.org with a cross-reference to OpenSecrets.org. The tables below only represent corresponding trends among similar industries. It’s up to the public and journalist to decide whether there was malcontent towards a federally-legal hemp industry. As shown from VPAP records, both Glenn Youngkin’s gubernatorial campaign and the Republican Caucus earned a windfall from both marijuana and pharmaceutical interests after winning the Nov. 3, 2021 election. It is apparent, there was a concerted monetary influence in both the Republican and Democratic parties. 

We are all curious as to where this money has been used or if our lawmakers plan to use these funds to save our small businesses and our employee's livelihoods. There are a lot of contributions that many of your delegates have accepted on behalf of the monopoly system now governed by Gov. Youngkin. 

Table of Contents:

1. 2020 Governor's Race Financing

2. 2020 Group Financing from Marijuana and Pharma Interests 

3. Del. Dawn Adams & Sen. Emmitt Hanger Financing from Marijuana Lobby

4. Lobby Spending by Board of Pharmacy Marijuana Licensees. 

TABLE 1: 2020 GOVERNOR’S RACE FINANCING

The table below displays Medical Marijuana and ‘Big Pharma’ funding, and corresponding dates, of both Virginia’s 2020 gubernatorial candidates, Democrat, Terry McAuliffe (Blue), and, Republican, Glen Youngkin (Red).

RECIPIENTS

Democrat: McAuliffe for Governor, Terry

Republican: Youngkin for Governor, Glen

DONORS

Marijuana License Holders: Columbia Care, Dharma Pharmaceutical Affairs, BGR Government Affairs (Hired by CRESCO Labs) & Golden Piedmont

‘Big Pharma’ Interests: Altria & Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America

Youngkin’s Total: $212,500

McAuliffe’s Total: $145,000

Northam Inaugural Committee
1/7/2018
Columbia Care
$10,000
McAuliffe for Governor
2/26/2021
BGR Government Affairs
$5,000
McAuliffe for Governor
3/13/2021
Dharma Pharmaceutical
$15,000
McAuliffe for Governor
5/1/2021
Altria
$50,000
Youngkin for Governor
7/13/21
Golden Piedmont
$2,500
McAuliffe for Governor
7/14/2021
Altria
$25,000
Youngkin for Governor
9/16/2021
BGR Government Affairs
$5,000
Youngkin for Governor
9/30/2021
BGR Government Affairs
$5,000
McAuliffe for Governor
9/22/2021
Altria
$25,000
Youngkin for Governor - Glenn
10/19/2021
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$10,000
McAuliffe for Governor
10/20/2021
Altria
$25,000
Youngkin for Governor
12/17/2021
BGR Government Affairs
$5,000
Youngkin for Governor
12/17/2021
Altria
$125,000
Youngkin Inaugural Committee 2022
12/17/2021
Altria
$50,000
Youngkin Inaugural Committee 2022
3/31/2022
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$10,000

TABLE 2: 2020 GROUP FINANCING FROM MARIJUANA & PHARMA INTERESTS

The table below showcases the bipartisan financing received by both political parties’ PACS and Caucuses from both Medical Marijuana and ‘Big Pharma’ interests between 2019 and late into 2021.

RECIPIENTS

Democrat: Colonial Leadership Trust PAC, House Democratic Caucus, Energized for Change PAC, Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, Virginia Senate Democrats

Republican: Virginia Senate Republican Caucus, House Republican Campaign Committee, Republican Commonwealth Leadership PAC

DONORS

Marijuana License Holders: Green Leaf Medical, Dharma Pharmaceuticals

‘Big Pharma’ Interests: Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America

Democrats: $48,500 Republicans: $22,000

Recipient
Date
Donor
Amount
Colonial Leadership Trust PAC
2/26/2019
Green Leaf Medical
$500
Colonial Leadership Trust PAC
2/26/2019
Green Leaf Medical
$500
Virginia Senate Republican Caucus
1/3/2020
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$5,000
House Democratic Caucus (D)
6/30/2020
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$10,000
House Republican Campaign Committee
10/9/2020
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$5,000
Energized for Change PAC
10/12/2020
Green Leaf Medical
$1,000
Republican Commonwealth Leadership PAC
10/14/2020

Green Leaf Medical
$500
VA Legislative Black Caucus
12/22/2020
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$2,500
Energized for Change PAC
12/26/2020
Dharma Pharmaceuticals

$500
Virginia Senate Republican Caucus
12/31/2020
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$1,500
Commonwealth Victory Fund
1/12/2021
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
3,000
House Republican Campaign Committee
3/17/2021
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$1,500
Energized for Change PAC
5/27/2021
Green Leaf Medical
$1,000
Virginia Senate Democrats
6/9/2021
Dharma Pharmaceuticals
$2,500
Energized for Change PAC
6/23/2021
Dharma Pharmaceuticals

$2,500
Virginia Senate Republican Caucus
7/12/2021
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$2,500
Virginia Black Caucus
7/15/2021
Dharma Pharmaceuticals
$1,000
Commonwealth Victory Fund
7/20/2021
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$2,500
House Democratic Caucus
7/22/2021
Dharma Pharmaceuticals
$2,500
House Republican Campaign Committee
8/7/2021
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$3,500
Energized for Change PAC
8/11/2022
Dharma Pharmaceuticals
$2,500
Virginia Senate Republicans
8/13/2021
Dharma Pharmaceuticals
$2,500
VA Legislative Black Caucus
8/17/2021
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$2,000
House Democratic Caucus
8/25/21
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$2.500
Commonwealth Victory Fund
9/1/2021
Green Leaf Medical
$2,500
Energized for Change PAC
9/1/2021
Green Leaf Medical
$1,500
Energized for Change PAC
10/18/2021
Green Leaf Medical
$2,500
House Democratic Caucus
10/21/2021
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$2,500
VA Legislative Black Caucus
11/9/2021
Pharma. Research & Manufacturers of America
$2,500
Republican Commonwealth Leadership PAC

12/22/2021
Columbia Care
$5,000

TABLE 3: DELEGATE ADAMS & SENATOR HANGER FINANCING

The table below highlights an effective influence campaign on two proponents of pro-medical marijuana legislation at the expense of a federally legal hemp industry. Senator Hanger wrote SB599 and Delegate Dawn Adams was its champion in the House.

RECIPIENTS:

Democrat: Delegate Adams, Dawn

Republican: Senator Hanger, Emmett

DONORS:

Marijuana License Holders: Columbia Care, Green Leaf Medical, Dharma Pharmaceuticals, Jushi Inc. & C.C. Procurement

‘Big Pharma’ Interests: Altria & Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America

Delegate Adams’ TOTAL: $18,500 Senator Hanger’s TOTAL: $9,000

Recipient
Date
Donor
Amount
Adams for Delegate
11/20/2019
Columbia Care
$250
Adams for Delegate
10/8/2020
Green Leaf Medical
$1,500
Adams for Delegate
9/21/2020
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
$1,000
Hanger for Senate
10/22/2020
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
$1,000
Adams for Delegate
11/17/2020
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
$500
Adams for Delegate
12/9/2020
Dharma Pharmaceuticals
$1,000
Adams for Delegate
1/10/21
Columbia Care
$1,000
Adams for Delegate
1/10/21
Jushi Inc.
$3,000
Hanger For Senate
1/12/2021
Jushi Inc.
$1,000
Adams for Delegate
3/30/2021
Dharma
$1,500
Adams for Delegate
5/1/2021
Jushi Inc.
$5,000
Adams for Delegate
5/7/2021
Golden Piedmont
$1,500
Adams for Delegate
5/12/2021
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
$1,500
Hanger for Senate
7/7/2021
Altria
$5,000
Hanger for Senate
10/26/2021
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
$1,000
Adams for Delegate
10/30/2021
CC Procurement
$1,000
Hanger for Senate
1/11/2022
Jushi Inc.
$1,000

TABLE 4: LOBBYING SPENDING BY MARIJUANA LINCENSEES

Below are the TOTAL contributions by the four BOP medical marijuana licensees.

JUSHI INC. | 2020-21

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS: $118,000

Democrats: $67,500 Republicans: $51,000

$10,000
Republican Commonwealth Leadership PAC
$8,000
Adams for Delegate - Dawn
$8,000
Ebbin for Senate - Adam
$7,000
Surovell for Senate - Scott
$6,000
Orrock for Delegate - Robert
$5,000
Robinson for Delegate - Roxann
$4,500
Dunnavant for Senate - Siobhan
$4,500
Sickles for Delegate - Mark
$4,000
Lucas for Senate - Louise
$3,500
Lopez for Delegate - Alfonso
$3,000
Barker for Senate - George
$3,000
Hope for Delegate - Patrick
$2,500
Bagby for Delegate - Lamont
$2,500
Campbell for Delegate - Jeff
$2,500
Filler-Corn for Delegate - Eileen
$2,500
Hayes for Delegate - Cliff
$2,500
Knight for Delegate - Barry D
$2,500
McPike for Senate - Jeremy
$2,500
Webert for Delegate - Michael
$2,000
Avoli for Delegate - John
$2,000
Bulova for Delegate - David
$2,000
Fowler for Delegate - Buddy
$2,000
Hanger for Senate - Emmett
$2,000
Lewis for Senate - Lynwood
$2,000
Ruff for Senate - Frank
$2,000
Torian for Delegate - Luke
$1,500
Deeds for Senate - Creigh
$1,500
Reid for Delegate - David
$1,000
Aird for Delegate - Lashrecse
$1,000
Cosgrove for Senate - John
$1,000
Coyner for Delegate - Carrie
$1,000
Delaney for Delegate - Karrie
$1,000
Edmunds for Delegate - James
$1,000
Edwards for Senate - John
$1,000
Hashmi for Senate - Ghazala
$1,000
Kiggans for State Senate - Jen
$1,000
Krizek for Delegate - Paul
$1,000
McQuinn for Delegate - Delores
$1,000
Morefield for Delegate - Will
$1,000
Peake for Senate - Mark
$1,000
Reeves for Senate - Bryce
$1,000
Saslaw for Senate - Richard
$1,000
Wampler for Delegate - Will
$1,000
Ware for Delegate - Lee
$1,000
Wilt For Delegate - Tony

 

GREEN LEAF MEDICAL OF VIRGINIA | 2019-21

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS: $56,500

Democrats: $38,500 Republicans: $18,000

$6,000
Energized for Change PAC

$3,500
Morrissey for Senate - Joe

$3,000
Lucas for Senate - Louise

$2,500
Carr for Delegate - Betsy

$2,500
Commonwealth Victory Fund

$2,000
Gilbert for Delegate - Todd

$2,000
McClellan for Senate - Jennifer

$1,500
Adams for Delegate Dawn

$1,500
Aird for Delegate - Lashrecse

$1,500
Bagby for Delegate - Lamont

$1,500
Bourne for Delegate - Jeff

$1,500
Herring for Delegate - Charniele

$1,500
Marsden for Senate - David

$1,500
McQuinn for Delegate - Delores

$1,500
Norment for Senate - Thomas

$1,500
Ruff for Senate - Frank

$1,500
VanValkenburg for Delegate - Schuyler

$1,000
Barker for Senate - George

$1,000
Colonial Leadership Trust PAC

$1,000
Cox for Delegate - Kirk

$1,000
Dunnavant for Senate - Siobhan

$1,000
Hashmi for Senate - Ghazala

$1,000
Sickles for Delegate - Mark

$500
Brewer for Delegate - Emily

$500
Convirs-Fowler for Delegate - Kelly

$500
Coyner for Delegate - Carrie

$500
Ebbin for Senate - Adam

$500
Edmunds for Delegate - James

$500
Fariss for Delegate - Matt

$500
Fowler for Delegate - Buddy

$500
Hayes for Delegate - Cliff

$500
Kiggans for State Senate - Jen

$500
Kilgore for Delegate - Terry

$500
McDougle for Senate - Ryan

$500
McGuire for Delegate - John

$500
McPike for Senate - Jeremy

$500
Orrock for Delegate - Robert

$500
Peake for Senate - Mark

$500
Pillion for State Senate - Todd

$500
Republican Commonwealth Leadership PAC

$500
Robinson for Delegate - Roxann

$500
Shin for Delegate - Irene

$500
Stanley for Senate - Bill

$500
Taylor for Delegate - Kim

$500
Torian for Delegate - Luke

$500
Tyler for Delegate - Roslyn

$500
Wachsmann for Delegate - Otto

$500
Ware for Delegate - Lee

$500
Willett for Delegate - Rodney

$500
Wright for Delegate - Thomas

$500
Wyatt for Delegate - Scott

DHARMA PHARMACEUTICALS | 2020-21

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS: $78,250

Democrats: $40,500 Republicans: $37,750

$15,000
McAuliffe for Governor - Terry
$5,500
Energized for Change PAC
$4,750
Kilgore for Delegate - Terry
$3,000
O'Quinn for Delegate - Israel
$3,000
Pillion for State Senate - Todd
$2,500
Adams for Delegate - Dawn
$2,500
House Democratic Caucus
$2,500
Republican Commonwealth Leadership PAC
$2,500
Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus
$2,500
Virginia Senate Republican Caucus
$1,750
Dunnavant for Senate - Siobhan
$1,500
Lucas for Senate - Louise
$1,500
Marsden for Senate - David
$1,500
Morefield for Delegate - Will
$1,500
Wampler for Delegate - Will
$1,250
Marshall for Delegate - Danny
$1,250
Newman for Senate - Stephen
$1,250
Peake for Senate - Mark
$1,250
Ruff for Senate - Frank
$1,250
Stanley for Senate - Bill
$1,250
Suetterlein for Senate - Dave
$1,000
Chafin for Senate - Ben
$1,000
Herring for Delegate - Charniele
$1,000
Hurst for Delegate - Chris
$1,000
McNamara for Delegate - Joe
$1,000
Sickles for Delegate - Mark
$1,000
Virginia Legislative Black Caucus
$750
Campbell for Delegate - Jeff
$750
Walker for Delegate - Wendell
$500
Adams for Delegate - Les
$500
Bagby for Delegate - Lamont
$500
Boysko for Senate - Jennifer
$500
Bulova for Delegate - David
$500
Campbell for Delegate - Ronnie
$500
Cox for Delegate - Kirk
$500
Deeds for Senate - Creigh
$500
Ebbin for Senate - Adam
$500
Edmunds for Delegate - James
$500
Edwards for Senate - John
$500
Filler-Corn for Delegate - Eileen
$500
Hackworth for State Senate - Travis
$500
Hayes for Delegate - Cliff
$500
Head for Delegate - Chris
$500
Hodges for Delegate - Keith
$500
McPike for Senate - Jeremy
$500
Norment for Senate - Thomas
$500
Orrock for Delegate - Robert
$500
Rush for Delegate - Nick
$500
Saslaw for Senate - Richard
$500
Torian for Delegate - Luke
$250
Austin for Delegate - Terry
$250
Byron for Delegate - Kathy
$250
Fariss for Delegate - Matt
$250
Poindexter for Delegate - Charles
$250
Robinson for Delegate - Roxann

 

GOLDEN PIEDMONT LABS | 2020-21

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS: $38,500

Democrats: $26,500 Republicans: $12,000

$2,500
Youngkin for Governor - Glenn
$1,500
Adams for Delegate - Dawn
$1,500
Ebbin for Senate - Adam
$1,500
Herring for Delegate - Charniele
$1,500
Ruff for Senate - Frank
$1,000
Aird for Delegate - Lashrecse
$1,000
Barker for Senate - George
$1,000
Bourne for Delegate - Jeff
$1,000
Bulova for Delegate - David
$1,000
Carr for Delegate - Betsy
$1,000
Cole for Delegate - Joshua
$1,000
Dunnavant for Senate - Siobhan
$1,000
Edmunds for Delegate - James
$1,000
Gooditis for Delegate - Wendy
$1,000
Heretick for Delegate - Stephen
$1,000
Hurst for Delegate - Chris
$1,000
Knight for Delegate - Barry D
$1,000
Krizek for Delegate - Paul
$1,000
Lewis for Senate - Lynwood
$1,000
Locke for Senate - Mamie
$1,000
Lopez for Delegate - Alfonso
$1,000
Lucas for Senate - Louise
$1,000
Marsden for Senate - David
$1,000
Marshall for Delegate - Danny
$1,000
Mason for Senate - Monty
$1,000
Murphy for Delegate - Kathleen
$1,000
Petersen for Senate - Chap
$1,000
Pillion for State Senate - Todd
$1,000
Plum for Delegate - Kenneth
$1,000
Poindexter for Delegate - Charles
$1,000
Stanley for Senate - Bill
$1,000
Torian for Delegate - Luke
$1,000
VanValkenburg for Delegate - Schuyler
$1,000
Willett for Delegate - Rodney
$1,000
Wilt For Delegate - Tony

COLUMBIA CARE | 2018-21

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS: $33,000

Democrats: $20,250 Republicans: $12,750

$10,000
Northam Inaugural Committee 2018
$5,000
Kilgore for Delegate - Terry
$5,000
Republican Commonwealth Leadership PAC
$2,500
Herring for Delegate - Charniele
$2,000
Hayes for Delegate - Cliff
$1,250
Adams for Delegate - Dawn
$1,000
Barker for Senate - George
$1,000
Marsden for Senate - David
$1,000
Stolle for Delegate - Chris
$500
Cosgrove for Senate - John
$500
Ebbin for Senate - Adam
$500
Howell for Senate - Janet
$500
Marshall for Delegate - Danny
$500
Newman for Senate - Stephen
$500
Scott for Delegate - Don
$500
Sickles for Delegate - Mark
$250
Davis for Delegate - Glenn
$250
Hope for Delegate - Patrick
$250
Jones for Delegate - Jay