thereisnospoon
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It's all about competition.Big Alcohol Backs No on Prop. 19' Campaign
Posted: 16 Sep 2010 09:01 AM PDT
California campaign finance reports disclose that The California Beer & Beverage Distributors Association is one of the primary financial backers of Public Safety First, sponsors of the No on Prop. 19' campaign.
Booze Lobby Funding the No on 19 Campaign
via The East Bay Express
The California Beer & Beverage Distributors disclosed it donated $10,000 to defeat Prop 19 which would regulate and tax marijuana like alcohol. The alcohol lobbyists funds will help spread the lie that employers must tolerate stoned employees, and the talking point that California doesnt need another legal, mind-altering substance. Alcohol causes an estimated $38 billion in costs in California each year from emergency room visits, arrests, etc, according to the Marin Institute. There are roughly 3,500 deaths annually from alcohol-related illness and more than 109,000 alcohol-related injuries in California. Conversely, pot caused 181 emergency room visits in 2008, according to a study by the non-partisan RAND Corporation, despite being used by more than four million Californians monthly.
Read the full story here: Big Alcohol Backs ‘No on Prop. 19′ Campaign | NORML Blog, Marijuana Law Reform