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Rand Paul Holds First Ever Marijuana Presidential Fundraiser

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 07/02/2015 - 08:45

Marijuana industry bigwigs paid $2,700 to hear Rand Paul speak at the National Cannabis Industry Association's business summit in Denver on Tuesday. Paul is the first major presidential candidate to raise money from the marijuana industry.

"This is a historical moment, that our industry is now working together with a presidential candidate," Tripp Keber, owner of Denver-based Dixie Elixirs, which makes cannabis-infused sodas and sweets, told the AP at Tuesday's event. Roughly 40 people paid to see Paul speak behind closed doors, which would have brought in more than $100,000 for his campaign.

Paul has been a longtime opponent of harsh marijuana laws. He's called long jail terms for marijuana use "ridiculous," and accused politicians in his own party of "hypocrisy" for admitting to past marijuana use, but failing to support drug reform.

The Marijuana Policy Project gave his policies a grade of A-minus — higher than any other presidential candidate.

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