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April 12, 2018

Former House Speaker John Boehner Joins Medical Marijuana Firm
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And former Republican House Speaker John Boehner has joined the board of
directors of Acreage Holdings, a medical marijuana company. On
Wednesday, Boehner tweeted, "I'm joining the board of #Acreage Holdings
because my thinking on cannabis has evolved. I'm convinced de-scheduling
the drug is needed so we can do research, help our veterans, and reverse
the opioid epidemic ravaging our communities." During his 24 years in
Congress, Boehner championed laws that saw millions of people arrested
on marijuana charges-a highly disproportionate number of them people of
color.


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