Biden's drug czar nominee consulted for cannabis company last year, ethics disclosure shows
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President Joe Biden's drug czar pick, Dr. Rahul Gupta, spent nine months last year working as an adviser to a Maryland-based cannabis company, recently released government ethics documents show.
Gupta, who was formally nominated to be the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy earlier this month, advised Holistic Industries -- a multistate cannabis operator with processing facilities, dispensaries, and products like edibles and a Jerry Garcia-themed marijuana line. The disclosure says he was directly paid $10,000 for his services. A White House spokesperson said the prospective drug czar's work pertained to medical marijuana compliance efforts.More Related News