Last week the Publix family heir who owns 5% of the entire company donated $800,000 to an anti marijuana organization. During the last election cycle the same heir donated over half a million. The donations come on the heels of some groundbreaking studies that show Publix pharmacies are at risk of losing a lot of money. The studies showed states with medical marijuana saved hundreds of millions of dollars on healthcare and doctors prescribed less pills.

Publix is the 11th largest drug dealer in the country. That’s considerable since they only operate in the southeastern United States. When normalized for demographics they are in the top 5! Most recently the company announced plans to expand pharmaceutical operations by millions in the Orlando area alone. This move underscores their need to prevent marijuana from becoming legal as long as possible. The legalization of marijuana could cost Publix many millions more than the 1.5 million they have spent on anti marijuana campaigns.

The study published in the July 2016 Health Affairs journal showed that doctors prescribed many thousand fewer pills per doctor for conditions from spasticity to pain. This means many many millions of lost pills and drugs for the Publix chain to sell.

When the news broke over social media about the donation made, outrage ensued with memes popping up. One is seen above that we created using a Publix meme found on their homepage.