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Aide To California Senate Leader Accepted Pot Gifts From Marijuana Lobbyist

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 07/09/2015 - 08:45

A political aide to California Senate President pro tempore Kevin de León accepted at least $85 in marijuana products from a pot lobbyist at the end of May before discussing how his boss needed to be “educated” into taking a more liberal stance on medical marijuana.

According to California’s Political Reform Act, both full-time employees and contracted consultants for state legislators are barred from accepting unreported gifts worth more than $10 from lobbyists in any given calendar month. However, the adviser in question inhabits what several ethics experts described to BuzzFeed News as a legal loophole, because although he refers to Sen. de León as his boss, he is technically paid by the California Democratic Party and therefore is not required by law to report his gift. Therefore, Josh Drayton, a political adviser to de León via a group called the Senate Democrats, cheerfully accepted at least...

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