Marijuana Policy Project - State-level Advocacy

State-level Advocacy

The Marijuana Policy Project devotes a significant amount of its efforts to changing laws at the state level. Its campaign committees spearheaded and provided the majority of funding for the six of the nine most recent state medical marijuana laws and two of only three decriminalization laws to pass in the last decade. MPP has also led efforts to regulate marijuana similarly to alcohol by drafting and lobbying for state legislation and leading initiative campaigns.

MPP supports marijuana policy reform in every state where sensible bills are introduced. Currently, it is particularly active in advocating for medical marijuana bills in the state legislatures of Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, and New York. In addition, in 2013, MPP will have paid lobbyists in support of legislation to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in Vermont and in support of ending marijuana prohibition in Rhode Island. Also in 2012, MPP is planning to support medical marijuana initiatives and to play a leading role in a ballot measure to end marijuana prohibition in Colorado.