Big Pot Rising: On Capitol Hill, a Full-Time Marijuana Lobbyist Makes his Rounds
It took Michael Correia more than a week after getting his new job to tell his parents he was a marijuana lobbyist. “I just got a job lobbying for a small-business trade association that focuses on taxes and banking issues,” he told them four months ago, after being hired by the National Cannabis Industry Association. He wasn’t lying, but for a guy who had been working for Republicans and conservative organizations for the better part of 16 years, telling his [...]