Trump camp tells Mississippi group to stop using his name in medical marijuana legalization effort
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaMississippi October 21, 2020 MJ Shareholders 0
President Donald Trump’s campaign is telling a Mississippi group to stop saying that Trump supports a ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana in the state.
Mississippians for Compassionate Care is a group promoting Initiative 65. It paid for a letter signed by several prominent Republicans, and the outside of the envelope said: “Join President Trump and 3 out of 4 Mississippi Republicans who support medical marijuana.”
The letter said: “President Trump Supports Medical Marijuana … and allowing states to decide on that issue.”
Michael Glassner, chief operating officer of the Trump campaign, sent a “cease and desist” letter to the group Oct. 12, and opponents of Initiative 65 released Glassner’s letter Tuesday.
“This unauthorized use of the President’s name in support of your group’s cause is unfair to Mississippi voters who may be led to vote ‘Yes’ on Initiative 65 on the false belief that President Trump supports the measure,” Glassner wrote. “Therefore, let us be clear about this: President Trump has never stated his support for passage of Initiative 65 or the legalization of medical marijuana in Mississippi.”
Initiative 65 would allow patients to use medical marijuana to treat debilitating conditions, as certified by physicians. [Read more at NBC News]
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