An anti-drug organization that’s asking its supporters to oppose a federal marijuana legalization bill has removed a page on its website that previously listed corporate partners amid pushback from reform advocates.
Major brands like the NFL, Krispy Kreme and several pharmaceutical companies have faced criticism from the cannabis activist community for supporting the non-profit Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) as it urges people to contact their U.S. senators about the recently filed marijuana legislation.
CADCA’s action alert specifically prompts users to send pre-written messages to their elected representatives to express opposition to the reform bill that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) filed last month.
It’s not necessarily a surprise that CADCA is against the legislation, as it launched a similar action alert campaign to oppose the legalization bill while it was still being drafted late last year.
But the group’s latest anti-legalization efforts have led some to dig into the corporate partners who were described on CADCA’s website as having financially supported various programs and helped to “create and disseminate materials” on drug policy issues, according to the since-removed page on the organization’s site.
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