Here's how a Silicon Valley billionaire helped get marijuana fully legalized in California
Californians overwhelmingly said yes to recreational marijuana on Election Day.
Those in favor of the decision owe a big thanks to billionaire Silicon Valley fixture Sean Parker.
The former Facebook president and founder of Napster contributed $8.5 million to the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in California.
Parker has been radio silent regarding Proposition 64, though his dollars said otherwise.
"If you wanted to invent the perfect funder for a California ballot measure, it would be hard to dream up one better than Sean Parker," Jason Kinney, a spokesperson for the Proposition 64 campaign, told Business Insider. "He did this for social justice, not the personal spotlight."
Over the last year, Parker became the single biggest donor of the initiative, by far, according to The Los Angeles Times. Another $4 million came from a nonprofit called the Fund for Policy Reform, which is backed by New York hedge...
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