About the Marijuana Policy Project
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Someone is arrested for a marijuana offense every 36 seconds.
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89% of these are for marijuana possession — not for sale or manufacture.
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In the U.S., there are more arrests for marijuana possession each year than for all violent crimes combined.
Marijuana prohibition has failed. It’s time for a new approach, and MPP is leading the way. Since our founding in 1995, we’ve been making real progress in reforming U.S. marijuana laws, by:
… lobbying for legislation and running ballot initiative campaigns to allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana with their doctors’ recommendations
… lobbying for legislation and sponsoring ballot initiatives to replace marijuana prohibition with a sensible system of regulation
… garnering widespread media coverage of the need to change marijuana policies
… lobbying Congress to reduce the White House drug czar’s budget for his deceptive ad campaigns
… building coalitions of supportive individuals and organizations to advocate on behalf of marijuana policy reform
… and much more.
Do you want to help reform marijuana laws?
