{"id":440872,"date":"2022-05-02T22:33:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T19:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/boehner-accused-of-stealing-data-from-marijuana-lobbyist\/"},"modified":"2022-05-02T22:33:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T19:33:03","slug":"boehner-accused-of-stealing-data-from-marijuana-lobbyist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/boehner-accused-of-stealing-data-from-marijuana-lobbyist\/","title":{"rendered":"#Boehner accused of stealing data from marijuana lobbyist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e7f46c075\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e7f46c075\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/boehner-accused-of-stealing-data-from-marijuana-lobbyist\/#%E2%80%9CBoehner_accused_of_stealing_data_from_marijuana_lobbyist%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Boehner accused of stealing data from marijuana lobbyist&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBoehner_accused_of_stealing_data_from_marijuana_lobbyist%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Boehner accused of stealing data from marijuana lobbyist&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>John Boehner backed out of a deal to join a marijuana lobbying group \u2014 but only after he allegedly stole its data and talking points to form another, pro-weed lobbying outfit of his own, an explosive lawsuit claims.<\/p>\n<p>The former House speaker signed an agreement in March 2018 to become co-chair of the 10 Campaign \u2014 a weed legalization group that takes its name from the 10th Amendment of the US Constitution, which establishes states\u2019 rights, according to the suit filed in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. <\/p>\n<p>Less than a year later, in February 2019, however, Boehner announced he was launching a new group called the National Cannabis Roundtable, revealing he had t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed Kathleen Sebelius, the former\u00a0health and human services secretary, as a co-chair. <\/p>\n<p>The powerful, Washington-based law firm Squire Patton Boggs, where Boehner is a partner, was also a strategic adviser on the project, according to the suit filed against both Boehner and the firm by 10 Campaign\u2019s founder and executive director, James Pericola. He alleges that Boehner\u2019s group, which went on to become a lucrative business, cut him out of its profits despite it being nothing more than a \u201crepackaged version\u201d of his own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoehner served to legitimize the industry \u2026 and paved the way for other politicians, elected officials and influencers to come to the table after years of opposition to cannabis legislation,\u201d the suit alleges. \u201cAnd he did it by intentionally misleading Pericola.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/john-boehner-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"john boehner\" class=\"wp-image-21972904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/john-boehner-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/john-boehner-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/john-boehner-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>James Boehner has made millions from his involvement in the weed industry, according to estimates.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an exclusive statement to The Post, Pericola said, \u201cI did not make this decision lightly and realize we are taking on Goliath, but the truth matters and we look forward to our day in court.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>According to the suit, Pericola approached Boehner\u2019s aides and Squire Patton Boggs in early 2018 after Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Jeff Sessions struck down the Cole Memorandum \u2014 a 2013 rule that ended federal prosecution of marijuana-related offenses in states where weed was legal.<\/p>\n<p>Pericola saw Boehner, with his cigar habit and conservative base, as the perfect man to normalize weed, according to the suit. Pericola reasoned that if Boehner, who as of 2015 said he was \u201cunalterably opposed to the legalization of marijuana,\u201d could change his mind, so could everyone else, according to the suit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jeff-seasions-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"jeff sessions\" class=\"wp-image-21973130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jeff-seasions-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jeff-seasions-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jeff-seasions-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Attorney General Jeff Sessions struck down the Cole Memorandum.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Squire Patton Boggs expressed enthusiasm for the idea, and Pericola began sending the firm proprietary materials after the parties signed non-disclosure agreements, according to the suit.  As of early April 2018, the group had assembled promotional materials to launch the 10 Campaign with Boehner as co-chair. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to states\u2019 rights, conservative-friendly talking points included arguing that marijuana can help veterans with physical pain and PTSD, ease the opioid epidemic and treat epilepsy, aid criminal justice reform, and increase tax revenue. The 10 Campaign also provided polling data that showed most Americans favored legalizing weed.<\/p>\n<p>Then, on April 11, 2018, Boehner tweeted he\u2019d be joining the board of Acreage Holdings, an early investor in marijuana. The company \u2014 now publicly traded in Canada \u2014 is involved in the growing and dispensing of weed. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Pericola claims he tried to move forward with the 10 Campaign despite Boehner\u2019s tie-up with Acreage, but that he was rebuffed by Boehner and Squire Patton Boggs. Meanwhile, Boehner\u2019s rash of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> interviews after the announcement mirrored the 10 Campaign\u2019s talking points. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI found myself like a lot of Americans over the last 10 years or so beginning to look at this issue a little differently,\u201d Boehner said on NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d show, after announcing his Acreage board seat, according to the suit. \u201cIn the United States, each of the states has a right to make that decisions \u2026 My position is the states should decide.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/pot-dispensary.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"pot\" class=\"wp-image-21972925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/pot-dispensary.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/pot-dispensary.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/pot-dispensary.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The push to legalize pot came after the Cole Memorandum, which ended federal prosecution of weed crimes, was struck down.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Boehner\u2019s about-face on cannabis was so dramatic that the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, asked him to come speak about it in March 2019. At the fireside chat, the moderator told Boehner that his pot bombshell was \u201cso seismic,\u201d he\u2019d never forget where he was when he heard the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement even led weed-smoking comics Cheech and Chong to say \u201cPot\u2019s Over\u201d now that someone as boring as Boehner was on board with legalization. <\/p>\n<p>Since the announcement, Boehner has been living the \u201chigh life,\u201d raking in millions of dollars in fees, the suit claims. Pericola\u2019s attorney said that while he couldn\u2019t specifically determine the extent of Boehner\u2019s cannabis-related earnings, he estimated it was at least \u201cseven figures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boehner and SPB did not respond to repeated requests for comment.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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