Should You Boycott Publix Because The Founder’s Daughter Gave $800,000 To Fight Marijuana Legalization?
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As the political tides turn in the efforts to legal marijuana, an interesting question has been brought up in the state of Florida and it entails most people’s favorite super market. Publix, a very popular supermarket in the South, and based in Lakeland, Florida is beloved for their homemade sandwiches and overall shopping experience. Carol Jenkins Barnett, the daughter of the Public founder, George Jenkins, has donated over $800,000 to anti legalization movement in Florida. The article appeared in the Miami New Times and has gained national traction.
A petition was then started on Change.org for her to stop using the proceeds she receives from her supermarket chain to fund her political beliefs. The petition, which you can view by clicking here, currently has over 48,000 signatures.
In November, Florida voters will vote on Amendment 2, which would legalize medical marijuana statewide.
The thought provoking part of the story is that fact that Publix itself has not donated any money to fighting the medical marijuana movement, just it’s largest shareholder who happpens to be the daughter of the founder. If the money came from her Publix stake, even though Publix itself is not giving money, is it okay to picket and boycott?
The article mentions this as Publix spoke to the New York Times.
Though a Publix spokesperson told New Times the donation to Drug Free Florida was not made in Publix's name, but was instead a personal choice by Jenkins Barnett, that fact has not stopped Floridians from directing ire at the grocery chain. Marijuana activists have begun picketing outside Publix stores, both at the company's Lakeland headquarters and outside multiple supermarkets in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
The other hypocrisy mentioned in the article has been mentioned as well, using the fight against legal marijuana to protect big pharma and store profits.
Opponents have argued it's hypocritical for Publix to sell alcohol, tobacco, and opiate prescription drugs while the company's heiress fights to defeat legal marijuana, which is less addictive than those substances.
So what do you think it is okay to boycott Publix if one of the main shareholders is fighting medical marijuana or is it just a personal decision made by a citizen of the USA to support their own beliefs?
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