The anti-pot taboo shrinks in presidential politics

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Presidential candidates are talking about marijuana in ways unimaginable not long ago.

White House hopefuls in both parties are taking donations from people in the new marijuana industry, which is investing heavily in political activism as a route to expanded legalization and landed its first major candidate, Rand Paul, at a trade show last month.

In this June 30, 2015, photo organizers for a cannabis industry convention carry a large sign into a meeting room where Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., met with convention goers behind closed doors in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Presidential candidates are talking about marijuana in ways unimaginable not long ago. White House hopefuls in both parties are taking donations from people in the new marijuana industry, which is investing heavily in political activism as a route to expanded legalization.
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