Legal-marijuana advocates in Arizona press foes to return funding from liquor group
Pot proponents advocating for marijuana legalization in Arizona have asked a rival campaign to return $10,000 in funding from the local alcohol industry.
Carlos Alfonso, a spokesman for the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA), told reporters Tuesday that Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy (ARDP), an organization fighting against legal marijuana, should reject a contribution from a state liquor group.
Arizonans are slated to cast ballots in November to decide whether or not they should join a growing list of states where marijuana is regulated for recreational use, and the CRMLA had raised nearly $1 million from local dispensaries as of earlier this month to help bankroll its efforts, the Phoenix New Times reported.
After the New Times revealed that the Arizona Wine and Spirits Wholesale Association had made a $10,000 donation in April to the anti-marijuana group, however, advocates fighting for recreational usage said the ARDP...
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