Marijuana group raises $219,000 USD

Marijuana group raises $219,000 for decriminalization - The Boston Globe

"A man charged with drug offenses nearly a decade ago after a Massachusetts Institute of Technology student fatally overdosed on laughing gas contributed $25,000 to the supporters of a ballot question to decriminalize minor marijuana possession because he believes changing the law could help avert future tragedies.

Rene Ruiz, 31, of Boston made one of the largest donations to the Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy this year, according to campaign finance reports filed yesterday. The group raised more than $219,000 from January to August...."

oh man, guess what, now the feds and authorities of state are gonna arugue this is drug proceeds helping the ballot, revokin it n shit...i hope not

they just look for smallest excuse to do their dirty fascist job!

but thats generous of the guy!

Hopefully it helps...

That's why I respect Marc Emery so much...He told our government to suck it while he was selling seeds to growers and giving the profits to help get it legalized here in America..

It's really sad that we're basically paying to live in America..Being taxed to death and all, and the government still arrests us for smoking pot so they can get more fucking money from us..What a great country we live in..

And no, I don't hate America. I hate the way our flawed system works; it makes no sense.