Facebook founders donate $170,000 towards cannabis legalisation
The Financial Department of the legalization (proposition 19) campaign has revealed monetary donations were received by co-founders of the popular social networking site, Facebook.
Facebook co-founder Sean Parker is giving USD 100,000 (EUR 70,967) to the push for the legalisation of cannabis in California. His contribution follows two donations by his fellow co-founder, Dustin Moskovitz, totalling USD 70,000, the UK Guardian reported.
"What's interesting here is that (Parker) is a member of the generation that really gets it," said Stephen Gutwillig, a spokesman for the Drug Policy Alliance, the main beneficiary of Parker's contribution. "We think he's pivotal to the future of drug policy reform in the country."
The news comes a month and a half after Facebook rejected ads campaigning for proposition 19 containing the image of a marijuana leaf – Facebook marked them as ‘illegal content’.
Polls suggest voters will approve legalising cannabis. A survey by Public Policy Polling last month found 47% for and 38% against.
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