Billionaire Finances Medical Marijuana’s Ballot Initiative in Massachusetts

Published on 02-09-2012 05:44 PM

A planned ballot survey that would make marijuana’s medicinal utilization legal in Massachusetts is almost entirely financed by a billionaire in Ohio who has supported the same endeavors in other US states.

Peter Lewis, the Progressive Corp’s chairman, gave Committee for Compassionate Medicine a total of $525,000. The total amount that was raised by Committee for Compassionate Medicine as of 2011 is almost $526,167.

The ballot survey of Massachusetts would permit patients with grave medical conditions like multiple sclerosis, AIDS and cancer in order to obtain their doctors’ permission to take marijuana. The initiative also needs the state of Massachusetts to list almost 35 non-profit medicinal treatment centers all over Massachusetts in order to supply the marijuana.

One company representing the Committee for Compassionate Medicine stated that the initiative’s objective is to make sure that patients in Massachusetts have similar approach to the needed medical resources in order to battle the devastating medical conditions that also exist in 16 different states.

With the financial boost of Peter Lewis, the Committee for Compassionate Medicine is eager to persuade voters to support the initiative if it makes the ballot in November.

If the initiative reaches the ballot in November, it isn’t the first-time that the public have made a decision regarding marijuana’s state law.

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29 Comments

C3Pgro - 08-17-2012, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by alphawolf.hack

this guy is a gangsta for real anybody who can het half a mil. for lady mj. deserves mass respect

nevermind get he GAVE it away

farmit420 - 10-26-2012, 10:10 AM
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This guy is the shit.. this is a business man, that also gives a damn about people! mad respect and love for this guy brothaz

skunky33 - 12-15-2012, 01:16 AM
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I don't think you'll be singing his praises when he owns every dispensary in New England, paying politicians to make sure laws are passed to keep unregistered illegal marijuana growers from competing with his marijuana monopoly.

skunky33 - 12-15-2012, 01:26 AM
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He gave 3,000,000, yes MILLION to the marijuana Policy Project (MPP)

The Wood - 01-19-2013, 02:37 AM
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It's nice to see a Man with the proper conections (money = power! Power + balls = political power Bill Gates VS Congress ) to take a stand! It will take a couple more (Forbes reconized peeps) to ensure the progresion in this country!

FIGUinUSA - 01-25-2013, 09:53 PM
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Good news for my fellow brothers in mass, and a step in the right direction for us as human!

kcobr - 02-19-2013, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Jman305

If more rich guys like this took a stand and did what he did, by putting their money where their mouth is, we'd probably be out of this mess by now. Throw some love to the Bible Belt!!! Educate them on God's greatest gift to man! (Other than woman )

YEA, that way us POOR BASTARDS that started (or had the balls too) a small shop in a truly bad economy, should step aside for some rich prick, get a LIFE, and some BALLS as it takes work, not jus some rich dick coming to our rescue here. Take a look at the MASSHOLES that just let him buy his way in, and no one else can be part of biz??? Thats those massholes for ya, I know I lived there 35 out of my 55 years!!!

Soilwatcher - 04-04-2013, 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by smokeymcnuggetz

so apparently they raised "almost" $1,167 without peter lewis's funds?

I think he matched what they had raised the prior year...