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by hanniabu 2366 days ago
Pharma does not make marijuana
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But they do make opioids, benzos and other abuseable drugs.
And how is that relevant?
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.