Paul finds unlikely support from marijuana advocates
WASHINGTON — Among the top contributors to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s presidential campaign are the usual suspects — a financial management firm, a real estate developer, a manufacturer of hand tools.
But Paul also is getting significant support from an unlikely source for a conservative Republican — the marijuana industry.
The Marijuana Policy Project gave Paul’s campaign $5,000 — the legal limit that a political committee can give a candidate, according to campaign finance records.
The National Cannabis Industry Association gave $5,000. Its executive director and federal lobbyist added another $2,000, according to a tally by the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan group that tracks campaign spending.
That’s a drop in the $9.4 million raised by Paul, but the industry association and its officials represent the 24th highest contributors to Paul’s campaign — on par with what he’s gotten from employees of mainstream players such as Chevron and Facebook....
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