It's a sad reality but it's money that talks.
But this is how it happens Dudes. The Dominos will soon begin to tumble.
https://news.vice.com/article/the-politics-of-pot-the-marijuana-industry-is-now-a-special-interest-group
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After decades spent operating in the shadows, the ever-growing legal marijuana industry has begun supporting federal campaigns and lobbying efforts in Washington DC.
For an industry that remains illegal under federal law, taking action at the federal level ? in the form of contributions from industry heavyweights, and the formation of the first and only political action committee for the industry ? is a critical step in achieving legitimacy. It also signals that elected officials, who in the past were unwilling to accept money from anyone in the weed business, are responding to the interests of voters.
"My impression is that political contributions are part of a broader pattern of the industry coming into its own," Congressman Earl Blumenauer, a Democrat from Oregon, told VICE News. "Lobbying, advocacy, and participating in politics ? they're doing what virtually every other interest group has done in the past. It's the maturing of the industry, the evolution of the industry."