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 biggysmall
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 marijuana legalization funding 
#16413090 - 06/21/12 09:55 AM (10 months, 28 days ago) |
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http://news.yahoo.com/meet-marijuanas-semi-famous-superdonors-100051897--abc-news-politics.html
As political causes go, legalizing pot isn't as glitzy as re-electing Barack Obama. Sarah Jessica Parker and George Clooney are not on marijuana's A-list.
But with marijuana initiatives on state ballots in Colorado and Washington in 2012, after Prop. 19's failure in California in 2010, pot enjoys the financial backing of a small cadre of semi-famous people. Here they are:
Peter Lewis, chairman, Progressive Insurance. Lewis' company carries a small hint of lefty flavor, from its name to its casual corporate dress code, and Lewis himself is marijuana's biggest financial backer. After supporting California's Prop. 19 legalization campaign in 2010, Lewis has given far more than any other individual donor to the campaigns in Colorado and Washington - $875,650 and $650,000 respectively.
David Bronner, CEO, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps. Those earthy-looking hemp soaps, sold at Whole Foods, could be more profitable if the company didn't have to import its hemp from Canada, and David Bronner, son of the original Dr. Bronner, is an avid hemp activist, most recently getting arrested outside the White House after firefighters had to cut him out of a metal cage in which he locked himself in protest. Bronner has pledged $50,000 to the Colorado legalization campaign, according to an official, although his donation hasn't yet been made official.
Rick Steves, author and TV host, Rick Steves' Europe. He might be the best known American expert on European travel, with dozens of books on travel destinations and a travel series on public television. He also wants pot to be legal. While Steves himself hasn't contributed to either legalization initiative in 2012, the committee to promote Washington's ballot initiative has reported taking in $150,000 from his company, Rick Steves' Europe, since last year.
George Zimmer, founder and CEO, Men's Wearhouse. You're gonna like the way your state looks with legalized marijuana: George Zimmer guarantees it. The Men's Wearhouse CEO has not donated to either of this year's state campaigns, but he backed Prop. 19 in California in 2010 to the tune of $50,000, and he's known as a major supporter of pot legalization
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 dwpineal
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Registered: 07/20/06
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Re: marijuana legalization funding [Re: biggysmall]
#16413288 - 06/21/12 11:03 AM (10 months, 28 days ago) |
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Well maybe I need to switch to Progressive insurance - that IS progressive...
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searching
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Re: marijuana legalization funding [Re: dwpineal]
#16413514 - 06/21/12 11:52 AM (10 months, 28 days ago) |
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Good enough reason for me to switch.
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Ieponumos
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Registered: 09/02/09
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Re: marijuana legalization funding [Re: dwpineal]
#16413627 - 06/21/12 12:23 PM (10 months, 28 days ago) |
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Quote:
dwpineal said:
Well maybe I need to switch to Progressive insurance - that IS progressive...
Now I'm glad I am a customer of theirs!
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Pilz
Think of the Children!
Registered: 10/19/10
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Re: marijuana legalization funding [Re: Ieponumos]
#16420837 - 06/22/12 04:34 PM (10 months, 27 days ago) |
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Quote:
Ieponumos said:
Quote:
dwpineal said:
Well maybe I need to switch to Progressive insurance - that IS progressive...
Now I'm glad I am a customer of theirs!
some other contributions according to wiki
Princeton University (A Gehry designed science library, $60 million; the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, $55 million; arts initiative, $101 million. Total $233 million to date.)
Case Western Reserve University (The Weatherhead School of Management Peter B. Lewis Building, another Gehry design, $36.9 million, out of $61.7 total building cost)
Marijuana Policy Project (Donated $3,000,000 to MPP in 2007.)
The Guggenheim Museum ($50 million)
America Coming Together and MoveOn.org (with George Soros matching his $10 and $2.5 million, respectively)
American Civil Liberties Union $15m
The Democratic Party
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies-sponsored MDMA/PTSD Research in the US, Switzerland and Israel $750,000 [www.maps.org]
Menorah Park (Peter B. Lewis Aquatic & Therapy Center)
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Humility
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Re: marijuana legalization funding [Re: Pilz]
#16420871 - 06/22/12 04:40 PM (10 months, 27 days ago) |
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Yeah, Progressive is a great company and it's a great way to vote with your money.
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