Parallels can be drawn between the Adelson anti-pot crusade and his campaign against online gambling, of course. The billionaire is prepared to spend millions on both issues to spread his influence at both state and federal levels.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nAny marijuana use, including medical, is still a violation of federal law, as was online casino and poker before 2011. The states\u2019 determination to sanction it within their borders mirrors the online gambling regulation of Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware in 2013, as well as New Jersey\u2019s determination to sanction sports betting within its borders.<\/p>\n
Addiction in the Family<\/h2>\n
But while Adelson\u2019s dislike of online gambling is probably rooted in a fear of commercial competition, his problem with marijuana is more personal and even altruistic. In 2005, his sons from his first marriage, Mitchell, died of a drug overdose. His other, Gary, is believed to be, or at least has been, an addict and is understood to be estranged from the family.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Adelson\u2019s current wife, Miriam, is a qualified medical doctor. She was an associate physician at Rockefeller University in the eighties, where she studied drug addiction with particular focus on the spread of HIV among drug addicts.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s believed that the Adelsons see marijuana as a gateway drug that leads to more dangerous addictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson donated more than half a million dollars last week to a group fighting marijuana legalization in Arizona, according to campaign finance records. This is to go with the $2 million\u00a0he donated recently to the\u00a0Protect Nevada\u2019s Children PAC, an organization devoted to defeating the Silver State\u2019s marijuana referendum on November […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":41306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Sheldon Adelson Fumes Over State-by-State Marijuana Legislation<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n