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Big Tobacco 2.0

The rise of corporate power in the marijuana industry and the resistance faced by 2016 legalization initiatives. Learn about the tactics used by the pot lobby and the growing pushback by citizens in several states.

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Big Tobacco 2.0

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  1. Big Tobacco 2.0 July 2016

  2. Five states will consider recreational marijuana initiatives this fall • In California alone, up to $25 million is expected to be spent promoting the 2016 “recreational” marijuana initiative AK HI Washington, D.C Legend: = “Recreational” use legalized = “Medical” use legalized = “Medical” use legalized; 2016 initiative to legalize “recreational” use

  3. The pot lobby has already adopted the Big Tobacco political playbook Packing regulatory bodies with industry representatives Aggressive lobbying against public health Raising obstacles to democratic pushback 1 2 3

  4. The 2016 marijuana ballot initiatives are an exercise in corporate self-dealing

  5. Colorado’s pot lobby has been hard at work stacking the deck since Amendment 64 passed Blocked legislation to deter use of illegal pesticides Sued over restrictions on marijuana advertising targeting children Proposed legislation to move regulatory authority from DOR/CDPHE to a special committee packed with industry representatives Raised the threshold for signature collection for local initiatives restricting marijuana businesses, increasing it from 5% to 15% of the voting electorate

  6. Nonetheless, citizens have still managed to start pushing back against this wall of money • Approximately two-thirds of Colorado’s 271 municipalities have passed a ban or moratorium on retail marijuana sales • Citizens in Pueblo County, Colorado, have placed an initiative on the ballot to prevent the county from issuing any new recreational pot licenses after November 8, and to mandate closure of all existing retail marijuana establishments in the country by October 31, 2017 • The group also defeated a lawsuit attempting to apply the new law raising the threshold for signature collection retroactively • Increasing resistance to the 2016 legalization initiatives in all five states, including a broad bipartisan pushback in Massachusetts

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