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Of all the known contenders, Surterra has pushed for medical marijuana in Richmond since 2014. The company donated a total of $50,000 to canada goose outlet miami Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and his predecessor, Terry McAuliffe (D), and is represented by Richmond lobbying powerhouse McGuireWoods. Andrew Smith, canada goose outlet woodbury who was McAuliffe’s campaign finance director and later a McGuireWoods vice president, is now a Surterra senior vice president.

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The medical marijuana measure, part of a broader package of legislation that eased first offense penalties for possessing or growing small amounts of marijuana, drew little attention or controversy at the time. And it was soon forgotten, because it proved to be useless: It canada goose outlet in new york required patients to have a doctor’s prescription for marijuana, something doctors could not prescribe since it was illegal under federal law.

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