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Alcohol industry bankrolls fight against legal cannabis

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 05:22

The alcohol industry has joined the pharmaceutical trade in the fight against legal cannabis in the U.S. amid fears of losing significant market share.

Last week it came to light that a synthetic cannabis company helped finance the opposition to legal cannabis in the state of Arizona, and now, according to The Intercept, a beer industry group made one of the largest donations to an organisation set up to take on legalisation in Massachusetts.

The Beer Distributors PAC is an affiliate that represents 16 beer-distribution companies in the northeast and the report claims that they gave $25,000 to the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts, making them the joint third largest financial contributors to the anti-pot organisation.

Arizona is currently one of the five states with marijuana legalisation ballot measures in November, but have already seen the Arizona Wine and Spirits Wholesale Association donate $10,000 to a...

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