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Texas GOP Senate Candidate Ken Paxton Took More Than Half A Million Dollars In Alcohol Industry Donations While Opposing Cannabis Reform
Texas's attorney general—who is also the Republican nominee in a hard-fought race for a U.S. Senate seat in November—has accepted more than $500,000 in political donations from the alcohol industry while using the power of his office to crack down on cannabis, according to a review of campaign finance records. As attorney general, Ken Paxton has filed lawsuits seeking to overturn voter-approved local marijuana decriminalization policies in cities across Texas. His office has also defended hemp restrictions in court against lawsuits from the industry. That includes a recently enacted ban on certain hemp-derived THC products…
