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Republican congressional candidate Owen Hill to accept campaign contributions in bitcoin

Jan 4, 2018

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Republican congressional candidate Owen Hill is accepting campaign contributions in bitcoin – to encourage participation in his race by the widest possible audience, the Colorado Springs state senator said Wednesday. Starting this week, donors to Hill, challenging U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in a crowded GOP primary, can send money his way using a check, credit…

Colorado Christian University calls on legislators to reject campaign donations from marijuana industry

Oct 13, 2017

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Ernest Luning

In a stern letter to state lawmakers, the president of Colorado Christian University and the director of the school’s conservative think tank on Thursday called on legislators to refuse campaign donations from the marijuana industry, saying the legalized drug “has devastated Colorado by nearly every metric.” “It has come to our attention that state legislators…

Marijuana industry’s campaign donations are tainted

Oct 13, 2017

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Donald Sweeting

It has come to our attention that state legislators are accepting campaign donations from the marijuana industry. As educators and researchers, we hope this is not the case. Marijuana has devastated Colorado by nearly every metric and we are particularly concerned about marijuana’s health impact on youth. Consider the following statistics: Colorado youth use rate…