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Edward L. Weidenfeld, ex-Reagan attorney who soared in cannabis industry, dies at 79

In 1961, Mr. Weidenfeld enrolled at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he majored in political science. He was active in civil rights protests — he later traveled to Alabama to participate in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march — as well as in other extracurricular activities favored by students.