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Hillary Clinton may not seem as adamant about marijuana legalization as her opponent Bernie Sanders, but the money behind her campaign sure is.
Despite her ties to pharmaceutical and private prison lobbyists, the largest contributor to Hillary Clinton's current presidential campaign is billionaire philanthropist and influential marijuana law reform advocate George Soros, reports Extract.
According to numbers from the Center for Responsive Politics, Soros' private investment firm has already donated over $7 million to Clinton's 2016 campaign committee and super PACs.
Soros has built a reputation as one of the most influential supporters of marijuana legalization. He has spent more than $200 million on cannabis legalization efforts since 1994, and also donates millions annually to legalization advocacy groups such as the Drug Policy Alliance, American Civil Liberties Union, and the Marijuana Policy Project.
"He's played a historic role in the evolution of drug policy reform from a movement that was at the fringe of U.S. politics to one that is in the mainstream," Ethan Nadelmann, the director of Drug Policy Alliance, told Forbes.
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Full Article: Hillary Clinton's Biggest Campaign Donor Supports Marijuana Legalization
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Despite her ties to pharmaceutical and private prison lobbyists, the largest contributor to Hillary Clinton's current presidential campaign is billionaire philanthropist and influential marijuana law reform advocate George Soros, reports Extract.
According to numbers from the Center for Responsive Politics, Soros' private investment firm has already donated over $7 million to Clinton's 2016 campaign committee and super PACs.
Soros has built a reputation as one of the most influential supporters of marijuana legalization. He has spent more than $200 million on cannabis legalization efforts since 1994, and also donates millions annually to legalization advocacy groups such as the Drug Policy Alliance, American Civil Liberties Union, and the Marijuana Policy Project.
"He's played a historic role in the evolution of drug policy reform from a movement that was at the fringe of U.S. politics to one that is in the mainstream," Ethan Nadelmann, the director of Drug Policy Alliance, told Forbes.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Hillary Clinton's Biggest Campaign Donor Supports Marijuana Legalization
Author: Oscar Pascual
Contact: SFGate
Photo Credit: None found
Website: SFGate
