Shame on The Salt Lake Tribune for publishing the full-page ad paid for by Truth About Proposition 2 on Sunday, Sept. 23. It was full of misinformation.
The ad states, “Prop 2 was primarily written and funded by a big out of state Marijuana Industry…,” referring to the website www.mpp.org. I visited the site. This “industry” is the Marijuana Policy Project, a nonprofit organization, staffed with about 20 employees. While it may be the largest organization of its kind in the U.S., it is mainly funded through individual donations. It is not an “industry” and cannot be lumped with “big tobacco” or “big pharma.