Sanders often touts receiving small-donor donations that average about $27, and the contributions from lobbyists don’t deviate much from that. While some on K Street reported writing checks ranging in size between $25 and $250, the biggest donation Sanders received from a lobbyist last year was $500.

The lobbyist behind that $500 donation was Michael Correia, the director of government relations for the National Cannabis Industry Association.

Correia said he made the contribution because Sanders has been the most positive candidate about the drug reform movement — including criminal justice sentencing reform.

He cut a check for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who suspended his race for the White House earlier this month, for the same reason.

“My job is basically representing the cannabis industry on Capitol Hill,” he said. “Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders have been the biggest vocal advocates for the movement in general.”

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