Burgeoning business in states with legal sales sparks momentum for reform.

Just two years ago, pot lobbyist Michael Collins was a pariah on Capitol Hill.

Marijuana reform was too much of a risk. Lawmakers wouldn’t meet with him.

Not anymore. “I’ve got offices reaching out to me,” said Collins, the deputy director of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, a nonprofit group that supports the legalization of marijuana. “It’s definitely a big change.”

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Stephanie Akin ~ RollCall.com ~