Katelyn Baker
Well-Known Member
With four months to go before the election, an initiative campaign to legalize marijuana for adults in California has a $5.5 million war chest.
Promoters of Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, got a $2 million boost in donations this week from two key financial backers.
Sean Parker, who co-founded Napster and was Facebook's first president, gave an additional $1.25 million, bringing his total contributions to $2.25 million.
The New Approach PAC, which is a legacy of Progressive insurance mogul and legalization activist Peter Lewis, gave an additional $750,000. The PAC has now contributed $1.5 million.
If approved by voters, the proposition will allow Californians 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, up to 8 grams of concentrated cannabis and up to six plants.
Other backers of the initiative include Irvine-based W*edmaps; Drug Policy Action, the advocacy arm of Drug Policy Alliance, which aims to end the war on drugs; Nicholas Pritzker, a Hyatt Hotel heir and billionaire investor; and a handful of smaller donors.
Lynne Lyman, state director of the Drug Policy Alliance, said she expects the pro-Proposition 64 campaign will raise $10 million to $20 million by the Nov. 8 election.
An opposition campaign also continues to raise funds.
The Coalition for Responsible Drug Policies, sponsored by the Public Safety Institute, has now raised $131,000 to defeat Prop 64.
Most recently, the California State Sheriffs' Association gave $10,000. Other opponents include the Teamsters, a state hospital association, multiple law enforcement groups and the nonprofit arm of an anti-legalization group called Smart Approaches to Marijuana.
Some 60 percent of likely voters support legalization, according to a recent poll from the Public Policy Institute of California. Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer, D-South Los Angeles, and Assembly Speaker Emeritus Toni G. Atkins, D-San Diego, were among those who declared their support for the proposition in the past week.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: California's Marijuana Legalization Campaign Gets $2 Million Boost
Author: Brooke Edwards
Contact: 714-796-3569
Photo Credit: Michael Goulding
Website: The Orange County Register
Promoters of Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, got a $2 million boost in donations this week from two key financial backers.
Sean Parker, who co-founded Napster and was Facebook's first president, gave an additional $1.25 million, bringing his total contributions to $2.25 million.
The New Approach PAC, which is a legacy of Progressive insurance mogul and legalization activist Peter Lewis, gave an additional $750,000. The PAC has now contributed $1.5 million.
If approved by voters, the proposition will allow Californians 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, up to 8 grams of concentrated cannabis and up to six plants.
Other backers of the initiative include Irvine-based W*edmaps; Drug Policy Action, the advocacy arm of Drug Policy Alliance, which aims to end the war on drugs; Nicholas Pritzker, a Hyatt Hotel heir and billionaire investor; and a handful of smaller donors.
Lynne Lyman, state director of the Drug Policy Alliance, said she expects the pro-Proposition 64 campaign will raise $10 million to $20 million by the Nov. 8 election.
An opposition campaign also continues to raise funds.
The Coalition for Responsible Drug Policies, sponsored by the Public Safety Institute, has now raised $131,000 to defeat Prop 64.
Most recently, the California State Sheriffs' Association gave $10,000. Other opponents include the Teamsters, a state hospital association, multiple law enforcement groups and the nonprofit arm of an anti-legalization group called Smart Approaches to Marijuana.
Some 60 percent of likely voters support legalization, according to a recent poll from the Public Policy Institute of California. Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer, D-South Los Angeles, and Assembly Speaker Emeritus Toni G. Atkins, D-San Diego, were among those who declared their support for the proposition in the past week.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: California's Marijuana Legalization Campaign Gets $2 Million Boost
Author: Brooke Edwards
Contact: 714-796-3569
Photo Credit: Michael Goulding
Website: The Orange County Register
