Hillary Clinton’s biggest campaign donor supports marijuana legalization

Hillary Clinton may not seem as adamant about marijuana legalization as her opponent Bernie Sanders, but the money behind her campaign sure is.

Despite her ties to pharmaceutical and private prison lobbyists, the largest contributor to Hillary Clinton’s current presidential campaign is billionaire philanthropist and influential marijuana law reform advocate George Soros, reports Extract.

According to numbers from theCenter for Responsive Politics, Soros’ private investment firm has already donated over $7 million to Clinton’s 2016 campaign committee and super PACs.

Soros has built a reputation as one of the most influential supporters of marijuana legalization. He has spent more than $200 million on cannabis legalization efforts since 1994, and also donates millions annually to legalization advocacy groups such as the Drug Policy Alliance, American Civil Liberties Union, and the Marijuana Policy Project.

“He’s played a historic role in the evolution of drug policy reform from a movement...

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