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An anti-drug organization that\u2019s asking its supporters to oppose a federal marijuana legalization bill<\/a> has removed a page on its website that previously listed corporate partners amid pushback from reform advocates.<\/p>\n Major brands like the NFL, Krispy Kreme and several pharmaceutical companies have faced criticism from the cannabis activist community for supporting the non-profit Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) as it urges people to contact their U.S. senators about the recently filed marijuana legislation.<\/p>\n CADCA\u2019s action alert specifically prompts users to send pre-written messages to their elected representatives to express opposition to the reform bill that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) filed last month.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not necessarily a surprise that CADCA is against the legislation, as it launched a similar action alert campaign<\/a> to oppose the legalization bill while it was still being drafted late last year.<\/p>\n But the group\u2019s latest anti-legalization efforts have led some to dig into the corporate partners who were described on CADCA\u2019s website as having financially supported various programs and helped to \u201ccreate and disseminate materials\u201d on drug policy issues, according to the since-removed page<\/a> on the organization\u2019s site.<\/p>\n CADCA listed nearly 50 corporate partners, including several major drug companies and law firms, as well as other mainstream consumer and entertainment brands. Those businesses hadn\u2019t directly signed on to the anti-legalization action alert campaign that\u2019s still available online, but several were called out for indirectly supporting the group\u2019s prohibitionist policy position.<\/p>\n Here is the list, in case you’re wondering who is bankrolling the anti-#cannabis<\/a> legalization movement\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/hPNOL4yS4K<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Peter Grinspoon, M.D. (@Peter_Grinspoon) July 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Within the past week, however\u2014after Marijuana Moment sent initial inquiries to several CADCA corporate partners for a story about pushback to the group\u2019s marijuana legalization opposition\u2014that partner page has been removed. The URL now directs people to an error message that vaguely says that the \u201cpage or resource you were trying to reach is forbidden for some reason.\u201d<\/p>\n Via CADCA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The organization does still maintain a vague \u201cindustry partnerships\u201d page<\/a> that does not list any specific companies.<\/p>\n Marijuana Moment reached out to CADCA for comment and clarification on Tuesday, but a representative did not immediately reply.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is quite telling that they would take down the corporate partners page in response to an informative tweet just naming who they are and what they are doing,\u201d Peter Grinspoon, a primary care doctor and cannabis expert at Massachusetts General Hospital whose social media posts called attention to CADCA\u2019s partners, told Marijuana Moment.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy would they do that if they didn\u2019t know that they were on the wrong side of history?\u201d he said. \u201cWhy would they do something that they are seemingly ashamed of, to the extent that they are curating their public messaging by taking down the corporate partners?\u201d<\/p>\n Visual version of companies donating to lobbying groups opposing #cannabis<\/a> legalization \u2014 Peter Grinspoon, M.D. (@Peter_Grinspoon) August 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n While it\u2019s not clear whether there\u2019s a direct connection between the activist pushback and the decision to remove the corporate partner page, there were several brands and companies included on the now-deleted list that raised more attention than others.<\/p>\n NFL stood out as a notable example of a listed CADCA partner, for example, as the sports league has made headlines in recent years for reforming cannabis drug testing policies<\/a> for players and funding research into the therapeutic benefits of marijuana<\/a>, for example.<\/p>\n Another corporate partner of the organization is Gannett, a media conglomerate that owns major newspapers like USA Today. That paper\u2019s editorial board reversed its long-held position and endorsed<\/a> marijuana legalization in a series of editorials published in recent weeks.<\/p>\n Then there are brands like the donut franchise Krispy Kreme, a munchies seller whose association with the anti-drug group has captured some attention since CADCA started the campaign against the Senate cannabis bill.<\/p>\n Right? \u2014 Jake_G (@StoneyJake_G) July 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n \u201cThere is just so much hypocrisy,\u201d Grinspoon said, citing the NFL contributions in light of the league\u2019s efforts to fund cannabis research, as well as and pharmaceutical industry partners \u201cwho are developing cannabinoids [while] trying to keep it illegal\u201d by association with groups like CADCA.<\/p>\n CADCA\u2019s pre-written message<\/a> that it asking supporters to send to lawmakers starts with the subject line, \u201cOppose the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs a concerned citizen, I ask that you strongly oppose the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA),\u201d it continues. \u201cThis bill would remove marijuana from the drug scheduling system, totally legalizing and commercializing marijuana.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe CAOA does not contain any public health guardrails, such as potency caps, packaging and labeling requirements, health warnings, or restrictions on advertising and marketing to youth nor does it prohibit making misleading claims about these products\u2026As the United States continues to deal with the unprecedented opioid, and stimulant epidemics, legalizing and commercializing marijuana would only exacerbate these issues. Please oppose the CAOA.\u201d<\/p>\n Marijuana Moment reached out to the following CADCA corporate partners that stood out for comment: NFL, Gannett, Krispy Kreme and DIRECTV. Only DIRECTV replied.<\/p>\n A DIRECTV representative said that the company \u201chas not been an active member of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, nor have we made any financial contributions to CADCA since DIRECTV separated from AT&T in August 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n There was also some advocate criticism of certain CADCA board members based on their professional affiliations.<\/p>\n For example, some pointed out that the organization listed a Virgin Galactic executive as a board member, despite the company\u2019s founder Richard Branson being an outspoken proponent of cannabis legalization and ending the drug war.<\/p>\n Sir Richard Branson is one of the globe’s more notable drug war dissidents, serving as a @globalcdp<\/a> commissioner. Why is an exec from @virgingalactic<\/a> affilitated with CADCA?https:\/\/t.co\/csK7Tn486k<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Nikos Leverenz (@nikosleverenz) July 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n A Virgin Galactic spokesperson told Marijuana Moment that the person listed by CADCA is no longer an employee at the company.<\/p>\n While CADCA is rallying people to voice opposition to the legalization bill, the overall expectation is that Schumer\u2019s legislation will not be advancing this Congress. Instead, insiders expect provisions of the bill (sans descheduling) will be incorporated in a yet-to-be-seen package of incremental cannabis reforms<\/a> that the leader is discussing with bipartisan and bicameral offices.<\/p>\n According to Booker, the so-called \u201cSAFE Banking Plus\u201d bill that\u2019s in the works would likely be filed following the elections during the lame duck session<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ohio Voters In Seven More Cities Will Decide On Marijuana Decriminalization At The Ballot This November<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Photo courtesy of Carlos Gracia<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Anti-Drug Group Hides Corporate Sponsors Like NFL And Krispy Kreme Amid Backlash Over Bid To Block Marijuana Bill In Senate<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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(see attached Tweets). What hypocrites, especially e.g. Purdue (killed millions), @pfizer_news<\/a> & @Indivior<\/a> \u2014 developing #cannabinoids<\/a>, keep plant illegal \u2014 so we all have buy from them. https:\/\/t.co\/aX2EBxR1E8<\/a><\/p>\n\n
And wtf is the NFL doing on that list?<\/p>\n\n
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