State Legislatures Taking On Marijuana Policy in 2016
Find out if legislation is being considered in your state
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2016 Presidential Candidate Voter Guide
Find out where the major-party candidates stand on marijuana policy
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Your Business Can Help End Marijuana Prohibition
MPP is teaming up with MedMen for a new fundraising campaign that needs your support
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Top 10 Marijuana Policy Victories of 2015
MPP played a leading role in these and other barometers of progress in 2015
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Twenty years in seven minutes
MPP's anniversary video highlights 20 years of changing marijuana laws
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Vermont Marijuana Regulation Bill Receives Final Approval in Senate, Heads to House
The Vermont Senate gave final approval to a bill (17-12) that would end marijuana prohibition in the state and regulate the cultivation and sale of marijuana for adult use. S. 241 received initial Senate approval on Wednesday. It will now advance to the House of Representatives, which will begin working on it after members return from Town Meeting Week.
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Vermont Senate Approves Marijuana Regulation Bill
The Vermont Senate gave its initial approval to a bill (16-13) that would end marijuana prohibition in the state and regulate the cultivation and sale of marijuana for adult use. It must approve the measure a second time in order to send it over to the House of Representatives. A second vote is expected sometime this week.
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Vermont Marijuana Regulation Bill Poised for Full Senate Vote
The Vermont Senate Committee on Appropriations approved a bill (4-3) that would end marijuana prohibition in the state and regulate marijuana for adult use. It is now expected to receive a full Senate vote.
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New Ohio Poll Finds Strong Support for Medical Marijuana as Advocates Prepare to Launch Ballot Initiative
Approximately three out of four Ohio voters support amending the state constitution to make medical marijuana legal for patients with terminal or debilitating conditions, according to a new poll by Public Policy Polling.
Read More"The plain and simple truth is that alcohol fuels violent behavior and marijuana does not ... alcohol contributes to literally millions of acts of violence in the United States each year. It is a major contributing factor to crimes like domestic violence, sexual assault, and homicide. Marijuana use, on the other hand, is absent in that regard from both crime reports and the scientific literature. There is simply no causal link to be found."
"The amount of money and of legal energy being given to prosecute hundreds of thousands of Americans who are caught with a few ounces of marijuana in their jeans simply makes no sense - the kindest way to put it. A sterner way to put it is that it is an outrage, an imposition on basic civil liberties and on the reasonable expenditure of social energy."
"I really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol. If people can go into a liquor store and buy a bottle of alcohol and drink it at home legally, then why do we say that the use of this other substance is somehow criminal?"
