Keith Morelli
State regulators are questioning a contribution to a breast cancer fund by the backers of proposed medical marijuana referendum, calling it an “invalid contribution” requiring further explanation.
People United for Medical Marijuana, whose campaign, United for Care, is pushing for the passage of Amendment 2 on November’s general election ballot, responded by saying the $155 contribution made in February “was made in significant part with the intent of advancing the support, media coverage, petition-gathering efforts and fundraising ability” of the amendment’s campaign.
United for Care Treasurer Ben Pollara, in a response filed with the Florida Division of Elections, said it is the expressed goal of the group to get the amendment, which expands the current law to include a wider variety of patients and treatment with a stronger grade of pot.
“It was with this goal in mind,” he wrote, “that People United for Medical Marijuana made a $155 contribution to Libby’s Legacy Breast Cancer Foundation on Feb. 19, 2016.
“Cancer is one of the most debilitating, deadly and prevalent conditions that is helped by medical marijuana and is specifically listed as a qualifying condition within Amendment 2’s ballot language,” he wrote.
There are more than 1.2 million cancer patients in Florida, 390,000 of whom are diagnosed with breast cancer, Pollara added.
United for Care has raised nearly $400,000 since January in contributions, including more than $100,000 last month.
One comment
Bill Monroe
June 30, 2016 at 11:50 am
So United for Care contributed $155 to a breast cancer fund. THC and CBD have shown in vitro testing to kill breast cancer cells through apoptosis, and this is documented on the National Cancer Institutes web site. Keith, what exactly is the issue? Why is this an invalid contribution?
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