HUFFINGTON POST: Now that nearly one out of every two Americans admits to having tried marijuana at some point in their lives, more than half of all states have moved away from draconian prohibition-style marijuana policies and the legal marijuana industry’s savvy entrepreneurs are running businesses that are generating billions in sales (and millions in taxes), the “stoner” stereotypes of the past seem more obsolete than ever before. MPP’s list contains politicians like President Barack Obama and eight of the 2016 presidential hopefuls.
To help quash those myths for good, the advocacy group Marijuana Policy Project has released its annual list of the top 50 most influential Americans who have used marijuana. The people who appear on it — and their soaring success — just might surprise yo
According to MPP, only six candidates out of the more than two dozen making a run for the White House have said they never used marijuana. The others have either made it clear they have tried the substance, or have suggested that they may have at some point in their lives… (more)
