Wells Fargo, the fourth-largest bank in the U.S., fired Florida agriculture commissioner candidate Nikki Fried as a client this month because her campaign has received donations from "lobbyists from the medical marijuana industry," according to copies of emails her campaign made public on Monday. In an email on Monday afternoon, Michael H. Gray, a Wells Fargo assistant vice president for corporate communications defended the company's move. "There is no clearer example of our broken government than medical marijuana," she said in video announcing her candidacy. Join my campaign by contributing here: https://t.co/Q3OFZoPk8zpic.twitter.com/dGnreudKJL — Nikki FriedFried herself was a medical cannabis lobbyist prior to running for office. This piece has been updated to include comment from Wells Fargo and the Marijuana Policy Project.

Source: Forbes August 20, 2018 14:03 UTC