[save_ferris]

> Nonsense.

Pharmaceutical companies have donated millions to preventing legalization[0], and yet you’re invoking a rare genetic condition as evidence that pharma supports legalization? They’re literally some of the largest donors to anti-legalization efforts.

0: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/oct/22...

[refurb]

They are donating to anti-legalization for the positive PR so that when people say “you make an addictive drug”, they can say they are trying to stop abuse.

[SuoDuanDao]

If that's genuinely their motivation it's incredibly stupid, given that it's easy to accuse them of trying to keep home remedies out of reach of the public.

[hanniabu]

Pharma does not make marijuana

[refurb]

But they do make opioids, benzos and other abuseable drugs.

[hanniabu]

And how is that relevant?

[refurb]

For the reason I said, giving money to anti-legalization efforts helps improve their public image despite selling addictive drugs.

Perdue gave a lot of money to anti-legalization efforts to deflect the criticism of selling OxyContin.

[catalogia]

That may be true but it doesn't rule out the possibility (more like 'virtually certain likelihood') that they have other motivations as well.