Kennedy Group Donates Millions To Keep California Marijuana Illegal, Faces Off With Millennials Over Pot
A national anti-marijuana group co-founded by former Rep. Patrick Kennedy has raised millions to defeat pot legalization initiatives in California and across the nation.
The anti-cannabis group, Smart Approaches to Marijuana, has raised more than $2 million and plans to donate the lion share to defeat California’s Proposition 64, which would legalize recreational pot in the state.
The group joins a growing number of California law enforcement agencies who argue legalizing marijuana would make the state more dangerous, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens told the Orange County Register.
“I’m vehemently opposed to it. I think that it would be a terrible move for California to make.”
Law enforcement groups are some of the most influential people opposing California’s marijuana legalization, and their voices haven’t been dimmed by the recent police controversies. They lack the funds to make their voices heard, however, which is where...
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