Follow the money. You could mistake the famous line from the 1976 political thriller All The President’s Men as John Boehner’s acting principle, if you wanted. In a new advertisement, the former Speaker of the House, an infamous anti-marijuana crusader on Capitol Hill, advises would-be investors how to turn a profit in the burgeoning cannabis industry.
The cable news ad asks those interested to text a number onscreen, which then sends viewers a website link for the “American Cannabis Summit” featuring Boehner. Back in April, Boehner joined the board of advisors at Acreage Holdings, a national cannabis company with growing licenses and cultivation facilities across the country. The announcement drew criticism from voices as far ranging as Wu Tang Clan’s Method Man, but also was met with reserved support, with some arguing the need for friends like Boehner in the cannabis industry.