Booze Industry Supports Cannabis Legalization—with a Catch

by Josh Jardine Mercury Staff
The cannabis and alcohol industries have a complex relationship, built upon a history of beer and spirit companies contributing millions of dollars to groups like D.A.R.E.—which as you may recall, did not exactly strongly advocate for a regulated, taxed cannabis program, nor did it include alcohol as a drug that young people should avoid.
All this seems to be changing, as big alcohol has embraced the multitude of therapeutic benefits that cannabis can offer, a