Pro-Marijuana PAC Backs Libertarian-Minded Rand Paul
One of the leading voices on marijuana policy reform wants to light up Rand Paul's foundering presidential campaign.
According to midyear filings released Friday by the Federal Election Commission, Marijuana Policy Project PAC donated to three entities supporting the Kentuckian's political ambitions: $5,000 to Rand Paul for America; $5,000 for his Senate reelection campaign; and $4,500 to Rand Paul Victory Fund, which the FEC report said supports his Senate campaign.
It makes sense that an organization supporting drug policy reform would back the libertarian-minded senator, and earlier this year, the organization graded his record higher than those of his fellow presidential candidates, giving him an A-.
"He's been very firm in his belief that states ought to set their own marijuana policy," Dan Riffle, director of federal policies at the Marijuana Policy Project, told National Journal.
Riffle noted that Paul has previously supported federal legislation that would allow states to...
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