Curaleaf Holdings Inc T.CURA

Pharma and alcohol quietly bankrolling the opposition

[blackspade799]

Inside big pharma's fight to block recreational marijuana

This article is more than 6 years old

Pharma and alcohol companies have been quietly bankrolling the opposition to legal marijuana, raising questions about threats to market share

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/oct/22/recreational-marijuana-legalization-big-business
 

[TheProphetElijah]

Article from 2016, and how many states have legalized since then.  Woulnd't those politicians be bank rolled too.

[blackspade799]

Old yes but an example how Big Pharma and others continue to control the narrative behind closed doors, which is still on going. How much has Curaleaf paid in 280E? Over $200million in 280E tax in 2021 and will pay over $300 million in 2022, Who is winning? The governement is loving this$$. 21/50 Sates is now legal still short imo and will follow the path gay marrage took who had 37/50 before the

[TheProphetElijah]

Actually they don't, otherwise they would smolder out the momentunm state by state.  Again, the logistics behind bribery alone don't make sense.  Ya you can nab a politician or 2 but this is the USA not USSR, thankfully.