Just in time for the presidential caucuses in Nevada – where medical marijuana is legal – a pro-pot group is doubling its offer to pay cash money to three top Republican presidential candidates if they can back up their recent anti-weed comments.
At issue: Republicans John McCain, Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani have all dissed medical marijuana on the campaign trail, disputing claims that sick and dying people get significant therapeutic benefits by smoking it.
The Marijuana Policy Project, a non-profit working to reform anti-pot laws, had offered $5,000 in campaign donations to the three GOP hopefuls if they could put some research meat on their bones of contention with the herbal remedy. MPP is now doubling its offer to $10,000, the maximum federal contribution, tomorrow, just in time for the Republican caucuses in Nevada this Saturday.
Though the leading Republicans want to keep marijuana illegal, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, who hasn't won a major contest yet but maintains a committed throng of supporters, wants to end the federal war on drugs entirely.
There are currently 12 states that permit the use of medical marijuana under certain circumstances.
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'MPP to Giuliani, McCain, Romney: Prove It, or Stop Lying'
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