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</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Marijuana Policy Project</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">MPP</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data note">1995</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Legal status</th><td class="infobox-data">Non-profit organization</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Washington%2C_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Region served </div></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">President and CEO</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Toi_Hutchinson" title="Toi Hutchinson">Toi Hutchinson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mpp.org/">mpp.org</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p>The <b>Marijuana Policy Project</b> (<b>MPP</b>) is the largest organization working solely on <a href="Cannabis_(drug)" title="Cannabis (drug)">marijuana</a> policy reform in the <a href="United_States" title="United States">United States</a> in terms of its budget, number of members, and staff.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Its stated aims are to: (1) increase public support for non-punitive, non-coercive marijuana policies; (2) identify and activate supporters of non-punitive, non-coercive marijuana policies; (3) change state laws to reduce or eliminate penalties for the medical and non-medical use of marijuana; and (4) gain influence in Congress.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>MPP advocates taxing and regulating the possession and sale of marijuana in a manner similar to <a href="Alcohol_(drug)" title="Alcohol (drug)">alcohol</a>, envisions a nation where marijuana education is honest and realistic, and believes treatment for problem marijuana users should be non-coercive and geared toward reducing harm.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>The organization and its various ballot initiatives has largely been funded by the late billionaire <a href="Peter_B._Lewis" title="Peter B. Lewis">Peter B. Lewis</a>, and now by his family.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marijuana Policy Project estimated that the market of legal cannabis will reach US$57 billion in 2030.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>

<p>Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) co-founders <a href="Rob_Kampia" title="Rob Kampia">Rob Kampia</a>, Michael Kirshner, and Chuck Thomas previously worked at the <a href="National_Organization_for_the_Reform_of_Marijuana_Laws" title="National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws">National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws</a> (NORML). In 1995, after months of internal debate, NORML director <a href="Richard_Cowan_(cannabis_activist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Cowan (cannabis activist)">Richard Cowan</a> fired a staffer who had been pressing him for organizational change. Kampia, Kirshner and Thomas departed immediately thereafter and began creating their own organization, implementing ideas they had futilely pursued at NORML.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 25, 1995, the three activists incorporated the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) as a not-for-profit organization in the <a href="Washington%2C_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">District of Columbia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kampia served as MPP's executive director until December 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Matthew Schweich, who joined MPP as the director of state campaigns in early 2015, served as interim executive director until August 2018, when the organization named <a href="Steven_W._Hawkins" title="Steven W. Hawkins">Steven W. Hawkins</a> its new executive director.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2021, Hawkins stepped down and <a href="Toi_Hutchinson" title="Toi Hutchinson">Toi Hutchinson</a> was appointed president and CEO.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>MPP has grown to over 40,000 dues-paying members and is the largest marijuana policy reform group in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The organization has approximately 35 staffers and an annual budget of about $5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2></div>

<p>MPP, like many advocacy groups, is divided into two legal entities: a lobbying group and a public education group. The education branch may accept tax-deductible donations but cannot attempt to influence politics. The lobby group, however, may use its funds to directly influence politicians. MPP reports that all funding comes from individual contributions of more than 40,000 members, which are from every U.S. state, Puerto Rico, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and other countries.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="State_legislative_victories">State legislative victories</h2></div>

<p><b>Delaware</b>

</p><p>In June 2015, the Delaware Legislature passed and Gov. Jack Markell signed a bill to reduce the penalty for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana to a simple fine. MPP led the two-year lobbying effort for the law, which reduces the penalty for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana to a civil fine for adults 21 and older. Minors under the age of 18 will be subject to a $100 criminal fine, while those between 18 and 21 will be subject to a $100 civil fine for a first offense and a $100 criminal fine for a second offense.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In May 2011, the Delaware Legislature passed and Gov. <a href="Jack_Markell" title="Jack Markell">Jack Markell</a> signed SB 17, which allows qualified, registered patients to obtain three ounces of marijuana every 14 days from state-regulated compassion centers. MPP led the two-year grassroots and lobbying efforts to pass the bill, which is based on MPP's model bill.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This made Delaware the 16th state, plus the District of Columbia, to adopt a medical marijuana law.

</p><p><b>District of Columbia</b>

</p><p>In March 2014, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray signed a bill removing all criminal penalties for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana and replacing them with a civil fine of $25. Police will also no longer have grounds to search individuals simply based on the smell of marijuana. Before the bill can become law, however, it must undergo a 60-working-day review process in Congress. MPP, along with the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), was instrumental in passing this legislation—by assisting with bill drafting, meeting with members of the D.C. Council, participating in working groups, testifying at hearings, and generating constituent advocacy in support of the bill.

</p><p><b>Illinois</b>

</p><p>In August 2013, Gov. Pat Quinn signed medical marijuana legislation passed by the Illinois Legislature, making Illinois the 20th state to legalize medical marijuana. MPP lobbied for nearly 10 years in Springfield to bring about this state legislative victory. As many as 60 retail establishments will be licensed to sell medical marijuana to patients with cancer, AIDS, and other serious illnesses.

</p><p>In July 2016, Illinois Gov. <a href="Bruce_Rauner" title="Bruce Rauner">Bruce Rauner</a> (R) signed a bill to reduce the penalty for up to 10 grams of marijuana from a criminal offense carrying possible jail time to a violation punishable by a non-criminal fine. MPP's lobbying team led the two-and-a-half-year advocacy effort, working closely with <a href="Clergy_for_a_New_Drug_Policy" title="Clergy for a New Drug Policy">Clergy for a New Drug Policy</a> and other allies.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p><b>Maryland</b>

</p><p>In April and May 2011, the Maryland General Assembly approved and Gov. <a href="Martin_O'Malley" title="Martin O'Malley">Martin O'Malley</a> signed an affirmative defense bill, removing criminal penalties from qualifying patients who possess up to an ounce of marijuana and establishing a work group to study a more comprehensive law.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bill improves upon a sentencing mitigation bill the legislature enacted in 2003, following four years of lobbying by MPP. MPP also played a leading role in the 2011 victory, including in-person lobbying, working with patients, and testifying before legislative committees.

</p><p>In May 2013, Gov. O'Malley signed a research-oriented medical marijuana bill to allow teaching hospitals to apply to an independent commission to run medical marijuana programs. Gov. O'Malley also signed a bill that allows patients' designated caregivers to raise an affirmative defense for possession of medical marijuana.

</p><p>In April 2014, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation making Maryland the 21st medical marijuana state. MPP lobbied in support of medical marijuana legislation in Maryland for more than a decade. The legislation will allow state residents suffering from certain qualifying conditions to use medical marijuana if their doctors recommend it. It will also permit registered cultivators to grow medical marijuana and up to 15 licensed <a href="Marijuana_dispensaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Marijuana dispensaries">marijuana dispensaries</a> to distribute the medicine to patients. Possession limits and regulations governing cultivation and <a href="Marijuana_dispensary" class="mw-redirect" title="Marijuana dispensary">marijuana dispensary</a> facilities will be determined by a state-sanctioned commission prior to implementation.

</p><p>Also in April 2014, Gov. Martin O'Malley signs legislation making Maryland the 18th state to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. The legislation makes possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana a civil offense punishable by a fine of up to $100 for a first offense, up to $250 for a second offense, and up to $500 for subsequent offenses. Third-time offenders and individuals under 21 years of age will be required to undergo a clinical assessment for substance abuse disorder and a drug education program. MPP is proud to be a member of the Marijuana Policy Coalition of Maryland, which led the charge for this sensible marijuana policy reform in Maryland.

</p><p><b>Minnesota</b>

</p><p>In May 2014, Gov. <a href="Mark_Dayton" title="Mark Dayton">Mark Dayton</a> signed legislation making Minnesota the 22nd medical marijuana state. MPP and its local affiliate worked for several years to bring about the victory. The law allows qualifying patients to obtain preparations of marijuana from eight locations. It does not allow smoking.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p><b>New Hampshire</b>

</p><p>In July 2013, Gov. <a href="Maggie_Hassan" title="Maggie Hassan">Maggie Hassan</a> signed a bill approved by the New Hampshire Legislature to legalize medical marijuana, making New Hampshire the 19th medical marijuana state. MPP worked for several years to bring about this victory in the Granite State. The 2013 legislation will allow patients with serious illnesses to obtain marijuana from four nonprofit, state-licensed alternative treatment centers.

</p><p>On July 18, 2017, Gov. <a href="Chris_Sununu" title="Chris Sununu">Chris Sununu</a> signed HB 640 into law, reducing penalties for possessing three quarters of an ounce or less of marijuana from a criminal misdemeanor to a civil violation punishable only by a fine. A fourth offense within three years would be a fine-only misdemeanor. Marijuana possession by those under 18 would be subject to the jurisdiction of juvenile court, and they would typically receive substance abuse education. MPP led the multi-year lobbying effort for the law.

</p><p><b>New York</b>

</p><p>In July 2014, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation making New York the 23rd medical marijuana state. The law's passage is the product of many years of work by legislative champions, patients, their loved ones, and advocacy organizations, including MPP, Compassionate Care NY, and the Drug Policy Alliance. The new law will protect certain seriously ill patients who use marijuana pursuant to their doctors' advice from civil and criminal penalties. A number of modifications were made at the insistence of Gov. Cuomo. As a result, patients will not be allowed to smoke medical cannabis, the law will sunset after seven years, and there will be no more than five manufacturers—with a total of up to 20 locations—in the entire state. MPP continues work to improve the law.

</p><p><b>Ohio</b>

</p><p>On June 8, 2016, Gov. John Kasich signed House Bill 523 into law, making Ohio the 25th state to adopt a workable medical marijuana law. The legislation, passed by the Ohio General Assembly the previous week, will allow seriously ill patients to use and purchase medical cannabis that will be cultivated and processed in-state. This legislation was a direct response to an initiative MPP funded and sought to qualify for the November 2016 ballot. Although the legislation isn't as strong as the constitutional amendment MPP promoted, it shares many of the same critical principles, most especially by ensuring seriously ill patients will no longer be treated like criminals and will have reasonable access to medicine. In conjunction with Ohioans for Medical Marijuana, MPP plans to continue advocacy efforts to ensure that the State of Ohio lives up to the promises contained in HB 523, while also working to better the program using the ballot initiative proposal as a roadmap for these improvements.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p><b>Pennsylvania</b>

</p><p>On April 17, 2016. Gov. <a href="Tom_Wolf" title="Tom Wolf">Tom Wolf</a> signed legislation making Pennsylvania the 24th medical marijuana state. Patients and their families led the effort for years, and MPP played a major supporting role beginning in mid-2015, bringing on a contract lobbyist and a staffer who devoted most of her time to Pennsylvania. MPP helped ensure the bill language was as strong as possible and worked on advocacy and communications, including creating videos of families from Campaign for Compassion. The new law is one of the stronger ones to pass through a legislature. Its broad list of qualifying conditions includes intractable pain and PTSD and up to 150 dispensaries will be allowed.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p><b>Rhode Island</b>

</p><p>In January 2006, the Rhode Island Legislature overwhelmingly overrode Gov. <a href="Donald_Carcieri" title="Donald Carcieri">Donald Carcieri</a>'s veto of MPP's bill to protect medical marijuana patients from arrest, making Rhode Island the 11th medical marijuana state. This was the first state medical marijuana law to be enacted over the veto of a governor.

</p><p>In June 2009, the Rhode Island Legislature again overwhelmingly overrode Gov. Carcieri's veto of MPP's bill to create "compassion centers" to provide medical marijuana to qualified patients, making Rhode Island the second state (after New Mexico) to license and regulate medical marijuana dispensing.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In June 2012, the Rhode Island Legislature passed and Gov. <a href="Lincoln_Chafee" title="Lincoln Chafee">Lincoln Chafee</a> signed twin bills to decriminalize the simple possession of marijuana. MPP led the three-year lobbying and grassroots effort for the bills, which reduce the penalty for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana to a $150 civil fine for most offenses.

</p><p><b>Vermont</b>

</p><p>In May 2004, at the conclusion of MPP's intensive, three-year lobbying campaign, Vermont became the ninth state to enact a medical marijuana law—and only the second state (after Hawaii) to do so through its legislature, rather than through a ballot initiative. In May 2011, the Vermont Legislature approved S. 17, which added four non-profit <a href="Marijuana_dispensaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Marijuana dispensaries">marijuana dispensaries</a> to the existing law. MPP played an instrumental role in passing this legislation, by funding a two-year lobbying effort and helping elect a governor who supports sensible marijuana policies.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In June 2013, Gov. Peter Shumlin signed legislation passed by the Vermont Legislature to decriminalize the simple possession of marijuana. MPP led the nearly four-year lobbying effort for the law, which reduces the penalty for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana to a civil fine for adults 21 and older. Minors will typically be required to complete diversion.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In January 2018, the Vermont Legislature passed a limited legalization bill, which will make it legal for adults to possess and grow limited amounts of marijuana. Gov. Phil Scott (R) said he will sign the bill into law. MPP's staff and lobbyists led advocacy efforts for medical marijuana, decriminalization, and legalization in Vermont for more than 15 years.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ballot_initiatives">Ballot initiatives</h2></div>

<p>Nine states voted on ballot measures to roll back marijuana prohibition on November 8, 2016. The Marijuana Policy Project supported initiative campaigns to regulate and tax marijuana like alcohol in Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada and was part of a coalition of groups that coordinated a ballot initiative campaign in California. MPP also provided assistance to initiative campaigns to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas, Florida, and North Dakota. Montana voted on a measure to improve its existing medical marijuana law. All ballot measures were passed by voters except Arizona's Proposition 205.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alaska">Alaska</h3></div>

<p>In November 2014, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Alaska, a ballot initiative campaign backed by MPP, successfully passed Ballot Measure 2, making Alaska the fourth state to end marijuana prohibition and replace it with a system in which marijuana is taxed and regulated like alcohol.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In 2004, MPP provided the majority of funding for an initiative to regulate marijuana in Alaska, which failed with 44% of the vote (but still set what was at the time the record for the largest vote to end marijuana prohibition in any state).<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arkansas">Arkansas</h3></div>

<p>In November 2012, MPP backed Issue 5, a medical marijuana initiative in Arkansas, which narrowly failed, receiving 48.5% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arizona">Arizona</h3></div>

<p>In November 2016, Proposition 205—a ballot initiative campaign backed by MPP—did not successfully pass a ballot initiative to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana for adult use.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In November 2010, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project, a ballot initiative campaign backed by MPP, successfully passed a ballot initiative making the use and possession of medical marijuana legal and establishing approximately 120 non-profit dispensaries around the state. This made Arizona the 15th state to adopt a medical marijuana law.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2013, the Marijuana Policy Project initiated a campaign to legalize marijuana in Arizona for recreational use.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="California">California</h3></div>

<p>In November 2016, Proposition 64—a legalization initiative supported by MPP—successfully passed a ballot initiative to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana for adult use.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colorado">Colorado</h3></div>

<p>In November 2012, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, a ballot initiative campaign backed by MPP, successfully passed Amendment 64, making legal in Colorado the possession, use, production, distribution, and personal cultivation of marijuana. MPP also played a lead role in drafting and campaigning for the historic initiative.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_of_Columbia">District of Columbia</h3></div>

<p>In November 2009, MPP successfully lobbied for the removal of the so-called "Barr Amendment" from the D.C. appropriations bill. MPP led the fight to end Congressional interference, which, for over 10 years, blocked the District of Columbia from implementing a medical marijuana initiative that passed with nearly 70% of the vote in 1998. MPP even retained the amendment's namesake, former Georgia Representative <a href="Bob_Barr" title="Bob Barr">Bob Barr</a>, to lobby for the amendment's removal after he reversed his position in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the removal of the amendment, MPP successfully lobbied the District Council to improve the language they were considering to implement the initiative and lobbied the executive branch for reasonable regulations.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regulations went into effect on April 15, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maine">Maine</h3></div>

<p>In November 2016, Question 1—a legalization initiative supported by MPP—successfully passed a ballot initiative to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana for adult use.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_25-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</h3></div>

<p>In November 2016, Question 4—a legalization initiative supported by MPP—successfully passed a ballot initiative to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana for adult use.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_25-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In November 2008, MPP's ballot initiative to remove the threat of arrest and jail for possessing an ounce or less of marijuana passed overwhelmingly in Massachusetts.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The successful initiative—the first statewide decriminalization initiative ever—replaced the threat of arrest and jail with a $100 fine. The measure also eliminated criminal offender (<a href="Criminal_Offender_Record_Information" title="Criminal Offender Record Information">CORI</a>) reports as they pertain to arrests for simple marijuana possession, which, prior to the initiative, could have resulted in individuals being denied housing, jobs, or loans for college.

</p>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Michigan">Michigan</h3></div>

<p>Also in November 2008, 63% of Michigan voters passed a medical marijuana ballot initiative spearheaded by MPP"s campaign committee. The initiative—which received a majority of the vote in each of Michigan's 83 counties—permits terminally and seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana with their doctors' approval. Its passage made Michigan the 13th medical marijuana state and the first in the Midwest.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Montana">Montana</h3></div>

<p>In November 2004, MPP funded and ran the campaign that succeeded in passing a statewide medical marijuana initiative in Montana with 62% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nevada">Nevada</h3></div>

<p>In November 2016, Question 2—a legalization initiative supported by MPP—successfully passed a ballot initiative to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana for adult use.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_25-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In November 2006, MPP's high-profile ballot initiative to tax and regulate marijuana in Nevada received 44% of the vote, tying with Alaska for the then all-time largest vote ever to end marijuana prohibition in a state.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (That number was since surpassed in November 2010, when 46% of California voters supported <a href="California_Proposition_19_(2010)" class="mw-redirect" title="California Proposition 19 (2010)">Proposition 19</a>, a ballot initiative to regulate, tax, and control marijuana in the state.)

</p>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Federal_lobbying">Federal lobbying</h2></div>

<p>MPP not only works to reform marijuana policy state-by-state in various states including <a href="Cannabis_in_Texas" title="Cannabis in Texas">Texas</a>, but also on the federal level. Some of MPP's key federal goals include: building support for legislation that would treat marijuana like alcohol under federal law, persuading members of Congress to introduce and support legislation designed to protect medical marijuana patients and providers, monitoring the Department of Justice to ensure that the department honors its pledge to not prosecute individuals acting in compliance with state medical marijuana laws, generating media coverage to pressure the <a href="National_Institute_on_Drug_Abuse" title="National Institute on Drug Abuse">National Institute on Drug Abuse</a> (NIDA) to provide marijuana for an FDA-approved study related to <a href="Posttraumatic_stress_disorder" class="mw-redirect" title="Posttraumatic stress disorder">PTSD</a>, and lobbying for passage of an amendment to a congressional appropriations bill that would eliminate all funding for the drug czar's office, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Since MPP's founding, positive medical marijuana bills have been introduced in six consecutive Congresses. In addition, in the summers of 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, the U.S. House debated and voted on an appropriations amendment advocated for primarily by MPP.

</p><p>In July 2003, 152 members of Congress voted in favor of the <a href="Hinchey-Rohrabacher_medical_marijuana_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Hinchey-Rohrabacher medical marijuana amendment">Hinchey amendment</a> to the spending bill for the U.S. Justice Department. The legislation would have prevented the DEA from spending any money to raid or arrest medical marijuana patients and caregivers in states with medical marijuana laws.

</p><p>In July 2007, following an intensive MPP lobbying campaign, MPP helped to garner 165 votes in the U.S. House of Representatives for the Hinchey Amendment—an all-time record of support for medical marijuana access.

</p><p>In December 2009, MPP successfully lobbied for the removal of the "Barr Amendment" from the D.C. Appropriations bill.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MPP led the fight to end Congressional interference, which, for over 10 years, blocked the District of Columbia from implementing a medical marijuana initiative that passed with over 70% of the vote. MPP even retained the amendment's namesake, former Georgia Rep. Bob Barr, to lobby for the amendment's removal after he reversed his position in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the removal of the amendment, MPP successfully lobbied the District Council to improve the language they were considering to implement the initiative and lobbied the executive branch for reasonable regulations. Those regulations went into effect on April 15, 2011.

</p><p>During the 112th session of Congress, MPP lobbied on behalf of several pending marijuana-related bills.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the first time ever, a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition was introduced. H.R. 2306, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2012, would have removed marijuana from the list of controlled substances and would have eliminated all federal penalties related to marijuana (except in cases where marijuana was transferred into another state in violation of that state's laws).

</p><p>MPP is also lobbied on behalf of medical marijuana on the federal level. In May 2011, three bills to benefit medical marijuana patients and their providers were introduced in the <a href="U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a>. The "States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act" would have modified federal law so that individuals acting in compliance with state law were immune from federal prosecution. The "Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2011" and the "Small Business Banking Improvement Act of 2011" addressed critical tax and banking issues faced by medical marijuana centers and dispensaries as they attempt to serve patients, comply with statewide regulations, and pay their fair share of taxes.

</p><p>During the 113th session of Congress (2013-2014), in May 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to end the federal government's war on medical marijuana. During a debate regarding a Justice Department funding bill, Rep. <a href="Dana_Rohrabacher" title="Dana Rohrabacher">Dana Rohrabacher</a> (R-CA), a longtime MPP ally, offered the <a href="Rohrabacher%E2%80%93Farr_amendment" title="Rohrabacher–Farr amendment">Rohrabacher–Farr amendment</a> to block DEA raids on medical marijuana dispensaries. It passed the House 219–189 and became law in December 2014. MPP played a key role in building support for this measure, meeting with Congressman Rohrabacher and former Congressman Maurice Hinchey on this amendment for more than a decade.

</p><p>In addition, in December 2014, Congress passed a historic medical marijuana amendment as part of the federal spending bill, marking the first time in history that Congress approved legislation rolling back the federal government's war on medical marijuana patients and providers. The bill included an amendment that prohibits the Department of Justice—which includes the Drug Enforcement Administration—from using funds to interfere with state medical marijuana laws.

</p><p>Currently, MPP continues to build support for legislation that would treat marijuana like alcohol under federal law, works with members of Congress on bills designed to protect and assist medical marijuana patients and providers, and increases public pressure on the Department of Justice to eliminate prosecutions of individuals acting in compliance with state marijuana laws, among other efforts.

</p>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sexual_misconduct_scandal">Sexual misconduct scandal</h2></div>

<p>In August 2009, seven MPP staffers quit following an alleged incident of sexual misconduct<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by then executive director Rob Kampia involving a female staffer after an office <a href="Happy_hour" title="Happy hour">happy hour</a>. According to former employees, department heads at the organization unanimously asked Kampia to move into a different position than executive director after the incident.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2010, Kampia was "encouraged" by the MPP Board of Directors to take a three-month leave of absence, and his return was subject to "convincing the board he had dealt with his issues."<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2010, Kampia returned to the organization after the leave of absence.

</p>

<p>Deciding that government propaganda was a major obstacle to its ballot initiatives, MPP launched its "War on Drug Czar" campaign at the end of 2002, filing numerous complaints against Office of National Drug Control Policy chief <a href="John_P._Walters" title="John P. Walters">John P. Walters</a>. In a December 5, 2002 Reuters article, Rob Kampia proclaimed, "We want him out of the picture. We want him excommunicated from the federal government forever."<sup id="cite_ref-czar_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-czar-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>The complaints, filed with state officials, focused on ONDCP leaders' visits to Alaska, Montana, Nevada, and Oregon. Director John Walters traveled to Nevada and Oregon and Deputy Director Scott Burns traveled to Alaska and Montana to speak against marijuana reform initiatives. However, they did not file any campaign expense reports, which laws in those states require for persons or organizations spending money to either support or oppose ballot measures.<sup id="cite_ref-czar_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-czar-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="TV_and_radio_ad_campaigns">TV and radio ad campaigns</h2></div>

<p>In July 2006, MPP launched a <a href="Radio_commercial" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio commercial">radio advertising</a> campaign that called out prominent public officials, including former President <a href="George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a>, former California Governor <a href="Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a>, former Vice President <a href="Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a>, and Supreme Court Justice <a href="Clarence_Thomas" title="Clarence Thomas">Clarence Thomas</a> for using marijuana. The ad, which ran on 141 radio stations nationwide, asked: "Is it fair to arrest three-quarters of a million people a year for doing what <a href="Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">presidents</a> and a Supreme Court justice have done?"

</p><p>In early July 2009, MPP introduced a television ad spot advocating taxing and regulating marijuana as a sensible policy change for California, a state facing a huge budget deficit. The ad featured a California woman explaining that responsible marijuana consumers, like herself, want a taxed and regulated system of marijuana distribution so that they can pay their fair share of taxes, which could then be put back into California schools.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ad was the first of its kind and was very controversial, with some California television stations refusing to air it. Nonetheless, the ad received a lot of press coverage, including an appearance on NBC's Today Show by MPP's former director of federal policies, Aaron Houston.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>In July 2013, MPP aired a new ad at the Brickyard 400 NASCAR Race. In support of making marijuana legal for adults, the spoof beer ad highlighted the relative safety of marijuana compared to alcohol by characterizing marijuana as a "new 'beer'" with "no calories," "no hangovers," and "no violence" associated with its use. Although it was scheduled to air dozens of times on a jumbotron outside the entrance of the speedway, the ad ran for just a few hours before being pulled.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<ul><li><a href="Decriminalization_of_marijuana_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Decriminalization of marijuana in the United States">Decriminalization of marijuana in the United States</a></li>

<li><a href="National_Cannabis_Industry_Association" title="National Cannabis Industry Association">National Cannabis Industry Association</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Outline_of_cannabis" title="Outline of cannabis">Outline of cannabis</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_(drug)" title="Cannabis (drug)">Recreational and medical applications</a></li>

<li><a href="Hemp" title="Hemp">Industrial applications</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Autoflowering_cannabis" title="Autoflowering cannabis">Autoflowering cannabis</a></li>

<li><i><a href="Cannabis" title="Cannabis">Cannabis</a></i>

<ul><li><i><a href="Cannabis_indica" title="Cannabis indica">indica</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="Cannabis_ruderalis" title="Cannabis ruderalis">ruderalis</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="Cannabis_sativa" title="Cannabis sativa">sativa</a></i></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Chemical_defenses_in_Cannabis" title="Chemical defenses in Cannabis">Chemical defenses in Cannabis</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_consumption" title="Cannabis consumption">Consumption</a></li>

<li><a href="Conversion_of_CBD_to_THC" title="Conversion of CBD to THC">Conversion of CBD to THC</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_cultivation" title="Cannabis cultivation">Cultivation</a></li>

<li><a href="Glossary_of_cannabis_terms" title="Glossary of cannabis terms">Glossary</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_names_for_cannabis" title="List of names for cannabis">Names</a> (<a href="Etymology_of_cannabis" title="Etymology of cannabis">cannabis</a>, <a href="Dagga" title="Dagga">dagga</a>, <a href="Ganja" title="Ganja">ganja</a>, <a href="Marijuana_(word)" title="Marijuana (word)">marijuana</a>, <a href="List_of_slang_names_for_cannabis" title="List of slang names for cannabis">slang</a>)</li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_strains" class="mw-redirect" title="Cannabis strains">Strains</a></li>

<li><a href="Synthetic_cannabinoids" title="Synthetic cannabinoids">Synthetic cannabis</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Usage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Cannabis_use_and_trauma" title="Cannabis use and trauma">Cannabis use and trauma</a></li>

<li><a href="Medical_cannabis" title="Medical cannabis">Medical cannabis</a>

<ul><li><a href="Cannabis_product_testing" title="Cannabis product testing">Cannabis product testing</a></li>

<li><a href="History_of_medical_cannabis" title="History of medical cannabis">History</a></li>

<ul><li><a href="Medical_cannabis_card" title="Medical cannabis card">Medical cannabis card</a></li></ul></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Entheogenic_use_of_cannabis" title="Entheogenic use of cannabis">Religious and spiritual use</a>

<ul><li><a href="Chalice_(pipe)" title="Chalice (pipe)">Chalice</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_drug_testing" title="Cannabis drug testing">Drug testing</a></li>

<li><a href="Marijuana_Anonymous" title="Marijuana Anonymous">Marijuana Anonymous</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Hemp" title="Hemp">Hemp</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Hanfparade" title="Hanfparade">Hanfparade</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_hemp_diseases" title="List of hemp diseases">List of hemp diseases</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_hemp_products" title="List of hemp products">List of hemp products</a>

<ul><li><a href="Hempcrete" title="Hempcrete">hempcrete</a></li>

<li><a href="Hemp_jewelry" title="Hemp jewelry">jewelry</a></li>

<li><a href="Hemp_paper" title="Hemp paper">paper</a>

<ul><li><a href="Rolling_paper" title="Rolling paper">rolling paper</a></li></ul></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="List_of_hemp_varieties" title="List of hemp varieties">List of hemp varieties</a></li>

<li><i><a href="Hemp_for_Victory" title="Hemp for Victory">Hemp for Victory</a></i></li>

<li><a href="Hemp_Industries_Association" title="Hemp Industries Association">Hemp Industries Association</a></li>

<li><i><a href="The_Emperor_Wears_No_Clothes" title="The Emperor Wears No Clothes">The Emperor Wears No Clothes</a></i></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Variants</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Cannabis_edible" title="Cannabis edible">Cannabis edible</a>

<ul><li><a href="Bhang" title="Bhang">Bhang</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_tea" title="Cannabis tea">Cannabis tea</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_smoking" title="Cannabis smoking">Cannabis smoking</a>

<ul><li><a href="Joint_(cannabis)" title="Joint (cannabis)">Joint</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Vaporizer_(inhalation_device)" title="Vaporizer (inhalation device)">Vaporizing</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_concentrate" title="Cannabis concentrate">Cannabis concentrate</a>

<ul><li><a href="Cannabis_flower_essential_oil" title="Cannabis flower essential oil">Essential oil</a></li>

<li><a href="Charas" title="Charas">Charas</a></li>

<li><a href="Hashish" title="Hashish">Hashish</a>

<li><a href="Tincture_of_cannabis" title="Tincture of cannabis">Tincture</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Marihuana_prensada" title="Marihuana prensada"><i>Marihuana prensada</i></a></li>

<li><a href="Comparison_of_phytocannabinoids" title="Comparison of phytocannabinoids">Phytocannabinoids</a>

<ul><li>Quasi-psychedelic

<ul><li><a href="%CE%94-3-Tetrahydrocannabinol" class="mw-redirect" title="Δ-3-Tetrahydrocannabinol"><i>delta</i>-3-THC</a></li>

<li><a href="%CE%94-4-Tetrahydrocannabinol" class="mw-redirect" title="Δ-4-Tetrahydrocannabinol"><i>delta</i>-4-THC</a></li>

<li><a href="%CE%94-7-Tetrahydrocannabinol" class="mw-redirect" title="Δ-7-Tetrahydrocannabinol"><i>delta</i>-7-THC</a></li>

<li><a href="%CE%94-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol" class="mw-redirect" title="Δ-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol"><i>delta</i>-8-THC</a></li>

<li><a href="%CE%94-10-Tetrahydrocannabinol" class="mw-redirect" title="Δ-10-Tetrahydrocannabinol"><i>delta</i>-10-THC</a></li>

<li><a href="%CE%94-11-Tetrahydrocannabinol" class="mw-redirect" title="Δ-11-Tetrahydrocannabinol"><i>delta</i>-11-THC</a></li>

<li>Other

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Effects_of_cannabis" title="Effects of cannabis">Effects</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Amotivational_syndrome" title="Amotivational syndrome">Amotivational syndrome</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_pregnancy" title="Cannabis in pregnancy">Cannabis in pregnancy</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_use_disorder" title="Cannabis use disorder">Cannabis use disorder</a> (CUD)</li>

<li><a href="Cannabinoid_hyperemesis_syndrome" title="Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome">Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome</a> (CHS)</li>

<li><a href="Clinical_endocannabinoid_deficiency_syndrome" title="Clinical endocannabinoid deficiency syndrome">Clinical endocannabinoid deficiency syndrome</a></li>

<li><a href="Entourage_effect" title="Entourage effect">Entourage effect</a></li>

<li><a href="Endocannabinoid_system" title="Endocannabinoid system">Endocannabinoid system</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_and_impaired_driving" title="Cannabis and impaired driving">Impaired driving</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_and_time_perception" title="Cannabis and time perception">Time perception</a></li>

<li><a href="Long-term_effects_of_cannabis" title="Long-term effects of cannabis">Long-term effects</a></li>

<li><a href="Occupational_health_concerns_of_cannabis_use" title="Occupational health concerns of cannabis use">Occupational health concerns</a></li>

<li><a href="Medical_cannabis_research" title="Medical cannabis research">Medical cannabis research</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Cannabis_culture" title="Cannabis culture">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Budtender" title="Budtender">Budtender</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_by_country" title="Cannabis by country">Cannabis by country</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_cookbook" title="Cannabis cookbook">Cookbooks</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_etiquette" title="Cannabis etiquette">Etiquette</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_Social_Club" title="Cannabis Social Club">Cannabis Social Club</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_books_about_cannabis" title="List of books about cannabis">Books</a></li>

<li><i><a href="Cannabis_Culture_(magazine)" title="Cannabis Culture (magazine)">Cannabis Culture</a></i></li>

<li><a href="List_of_cannabis_columns" title="List of cannabis columns">Columns</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_cannabis_competitions" title="List of cannabis competitions">Competitions</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_cannabis_hoaxes" title="List of cannabis hoaxes">List of cannabis hoaxes</a></li>

<li>Films (<a href="Stoner_film" title="Stoner film">Stoner film</a>)</li>

<li><i><a href="High_Times" title="High Times">High Times</a></i></li>

<li>Music</li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_and_religion" title="Cannabis and religion">Religion</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_the_restaurant_industry" title="Cannabis in the restaurant industry">Restaurants</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_and_sports" title="Cannabis and sports">Sports</a></li>

<li><a href="Smoke-in" title="Smoke-in">Smoke-in</a></li>

<li><a href="Stoner_TV" title="Stoner TV">Stoner TV</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_and_video_game_culture" title="Cannabis and video game culture">Video games</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organizations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="List_of_cannabis_rights_organizations" title="List of cannabis rights organizations">Cannabis rights</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Cannabis_Law_Reform" title="Cannabis Law Reform">CLEAR</a></li>

<li><a href="Dagga_Couple" title="Dagga Couple">Dagga Couple</a></li>

<li><a href="ENCOD" class="mw-redirect" title="ENCOD">ENCOD</a></li>

<li><a href="FAAAT_think_%26_do_tank" class="mw-redirect" title="FAAAT think & do tank">FAAAT</a></li>

<li><a href="Great_Legalisation_Movement_India" title="Great Legalisation Movement India">GLM India</a></li>

<li><a href="National_Organization_for_the_Reform_of_Marijuana_Laws" title="National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws">NORML</a>

<ul><li><a href="NORML_France" title="NORML France">France</a></li>

<li><a href="Safer_Alternative_for_Enjoyable_Recreation" title="Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation">SAFER</a></li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Science</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="International_Center_for_Ethnobotanical_Education%2C_Research_and_Service" title="International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research and Service">ICEERS</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Demographics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Adult_lifetime_cannabis_use_by_country" title="Adult lifetime cannabis use by country">Adult lifetime use by country</a></li>

<li><a href="Annual_cannabis_use_by_country" class="mw-redirect" title="Annual cannabis use by country">Annual use by country</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Politics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="List_of_cannabis_rights_leaders" title="List of cannabis rights leaders">Activists</a></li>

<li><a href="Bootleggers_and_Baptists#Cannabis" title="Bootleggers and Baptists">Bootleggers and Baptists</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_rights" title="Cannabis rights">Cannabis rights</a></li>

<li><a href="Capital_punishment_for_cannabis_trafficking" title="Capital punishment for cannabis trafficking">Capital punishment for cannabis trafficking</a></li>

<li><a href="Centenary_of_Cannabis_prohibition" title="Centenary of Cannabis prohibition">Centenary of Cannabis prohibition</a></li>

<li><a href="Effects_of_legalized_cannabis" title="Effects of legalized cannabis">Effects of legalized cannabis</a></li>

<li><a href="Global_Marijuana_March" title="Global Marijuana March">Global Marijuana March</a></li>

<li><a href="Legality_of_cannabis" title="Legality of cannabis">Legality of cannabis</a>

<ul><li><a href="Drug_control_treaties" class="mw-redirect" title="Drug control treaties">Internationally</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_cannabis_regulatory_agencies" title="List of cannabis regulatory agencies">Regulatory agencies</a>

<ul><li><a href="Single_Convention_on_Narcotic_Drugs" title="Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs">1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs</a>

<ul><li><a href="Article_2_paragraph_9_of_the_Single_Convention_on_narcotic_drugs" title="Article 2 paragraph 9 of the Single Convention on narcotic drugs">Article 2 paragraph 9 on non-medical uses</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Convention_on_Psychotropic_Substances" title="Convention on Psychotropic Substances">1971 Vienna Convention on Psychotropic Substances</a></li>

<li><a href="United_Nations_Convention_Against_Illicit_Traffic_in_Narcotic_Drugs_and_Psychotropic_Substances" title="United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances">1998 UN Convention on Illicit Trafficking</a></li></ul></li>

<li>In the U.S.

<ul><li><a href="Legal_history_of_cannabis_in_the_United_States" title="Legal history of cannabis in the United States">Legal history in the United States</a></li>

<li><a href="Marihuana_Tax_Act_of_1937" title="Marihuana Tax Act of 1937">Marihuana Tax Act of 1937</a></li>

<li><a href="Timeline_of_cannabis_law" title="Timeline of cannabis law">Timeline of cannabis law</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Major legal<br>reforms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li>Treaty law: <a href="Removal_of_cannabis_and_cannabis_resin_from_Schedule_IV_of_the_Single_Convention_on_narcotic_drugs%2C_1961" title="Removal of cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the Single Convention on narcotic drugs, 1961">Rescheduling of cannabis in 2020</a></li>

<li>Canada: <a href="Cannabis_Act_(Canada)" title="Cannabis Act (Canada)">2018 Cannabis Act</a></li>

<li>Germany: <a href="Cannabis_Act_(Germany)" title="Cannabis Act (Germany)">German cannabis control bill</a></li>

<li>UK: <a href="Cannabis_classification_in_the_United_Kingdom#Return_to_class_B" title="Cannabis classification in the United Kingdom">Return to class B</a></li>

<li>Uruguay: <a href="Cannabis_in_Uruguay" title="Cannabis in Uruguay">Law No. 19172</a></li>

<li>US:

<ul><li><a href="Legalization_of_non-medical_cannabis_in_the_United_States" title="Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States">Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the US</a></li>

<li><a href="Removal_of_cannabis_from_Schedule_I_of_the_Controlled_Substances_Act" title="Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act">Rescheduling per the Controlled Substances Act</a></li>

<li><a href="Hemp_Farming_Act_of_2018" title="Hemp Farming Act of 2018">Hemp Farming Act of 2018</a></li></ul></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Politicians<br>and parties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Cannabis_political_parties" title="Cannabis political parties">Cannabis political parties</a>

<li><a href="Cannabis_political_parties_of_Minnesota" title="Cannabis political parties of Minnesota">of Minnesota</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_Party_(Spain)" title="Cannabis Party (Spain)">of Spain</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="List_of_British_politicians_who_have_acknowledged_cannabis_use" title="List of British politicians who have acknowledged cannabis use">List of British politicians who have acknowledged cannabis use</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_United_States_politicians_who_have_acknowledged_cannabis_use" title="List of United States politicians who have acknowledged cannabis use">List of American politicians who have acknowledged cannabis use</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legal cases</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><i><a href="Ker_v._California" title="Ker v. California">Ker v. California</a></i> (1963)</li>

<li><i><a href="Leary_v._United_States" title="Leary v. United States">Leary v. United States</a></i> (1969)</li>

<li><i><a href="Kyllo_v._United_States" title="Kyllo v. United States">Kyllo v. United States</a></i> (2001)</li>

<li><i><a href="Gonzales_v._Raich" title="Gonzales v. Raich">Gonzales v. Raich</a></i> (2005)</li>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Drug_liberalization" title="Drug liberalization">Drug liberalization</a></li>

<li><a href="Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_the_cannabis_industry" title="Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cannabis industry">Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cannabis industry</a></li>

<li>Substances

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<ul><li><a href="Marihuana_Tax_Act_of_1937" title="Marihuana Tax Act of 1937">Marihuana Tax Act of 1937</a></li>

<li><a href="Controlled_Substances_Act" title="Controlled Substances Act">Controlled Substances Act</a> (1970)</li>

<li><a href="Solomon%E2%80%93Lautenberg_amendment" title="Solomon–Lautenberg amendment">Solomon–Lautenberg amendment</a> (1990)</li>

<li><a href="Ending_Federal_Marijuana_Prohibition_Act" title="Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act">Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act</a> (2011)</li>

<li><a href="Cole_Memorandum" title="Cole Memorandum">Cole Memorandum</a> (2013)</li>

<li><a href="Rohrabacher%E2%80%93Farr_amendment" title="Rohrabacher–Farr amendment">Rohrabacher–Farr amendment</a> (2014)</li>

<li><a href="STATES_Act" title="STATES Act">STATES Act</a> (2018)</li>

<li><a href="Marijuana_Justice_Act" title="Marijuana Justice Act">Marijuana Justice Act</a> (2019)</li>

<li><a href="Marijuana_Freedom_and_Opportunity_Act" title="Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act">Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act</a> (2019)</li>

<li><a href="SAFE_Banking_Act" title="SAFE Banking Act">SAFE Banking Act</a> (2019)</li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_Administration_and_Opportunity_Act" title="Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act">Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act</a> (2022)</li>

<li><a href="Medical_Marijuana_and_Cannabidiol_Research_Expansion_Act" title="Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act">Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act</a> (2022)</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Court cases</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><i><a href="Leary_v._United_States" title="Leary v. United States">Leary v. United States</a></i> (1969)</li>

<li><i><a href="Ravin_v._State" title="Ravin v. State">Ravin v. State</a></i> (1975)</li>

<li><i><a href="Conant_v._Walters" title="Conant v. Walters">Conant v. Walters</a></i> (2000)</li>

<li><i><a href="United_States_v._Oakland_Cannabis_Buyers'_Cooperative" title="United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative">United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative</a></i> (2001)</li>

<li><i><a href="Gonzales_v._Raich" title="Gonzales v. Raich">Gonzales v. Raich</a></i> (2005)</li>

<li><i><a href="Moncrieffe_v._Holder" title="Moncrieffe v. Holder">Moncrieffe v. Holder</a></i> (2013)</li>

<li><i><a href="Americans_for_Safe_Access_v._Drug_Enforcement_Administration" title="Americans for Safe Access v. Drug Enforcement Administration">Americans for Safe Access v. Drug Enforcement Administration</a></i> (2013)</li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Cannabis_in_Alaska" title="Cannabis in Alaska">Alaska</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Arizona" title="Cannabis in Arizona">Arizona</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_California" title="Cannabis in California">California</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Colorado" title="Cannabis in Colorado">Colorado</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Connecticut" title="Cannabis in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Delaware" title="Cannabis in Delaware">Delaware</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Illinois" title="Cannabis in Illinois">Illinois</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Maine" title="Cannabis in Maine">Maine</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Maryland" title="Cannabis in Maryland">Maryland</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Massachusetts" title="Cannabis in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Michigan" title="Cannabis in Michigan">Michigan</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Minnesota" title="Cannabis in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Missouri" title="Cannabis in Missouri"> Missouri</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Montana" title="Cannabis in Montana">Montana</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Nevada" title="Cannabis in Nevada">Nevada</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_New_Jersey" title="Cannabis in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_New_Mexico" title="Cannabis in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Oregon" title="Cannabis in Oregon">Oregon</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Rhode_Island" title="Cannabis in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Vermont" title="Cannabis in Vermont">Vermont</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Virginia" title="Cannabis in Virginia">Virginia</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Washington_(state)" title="Cannabis in Washington (state)">Washington</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Cannabis in the Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Cannabis in the United States Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Washington%2C_D.C." title="Cannabis in Washington, D.C.">District of Columbia</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Cannabis_in_Alabama" title="Cannabis in Alabama">Alabama</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Arkansas" title="Cannabis in Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Florida" title="Cannabis in Florida">Florida</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Hawaii" title="Cannabis in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Kentucky" title="Cannabis in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Louisiana" title="Cannabis in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Mississippi" title="Cannabis in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Nebraska" title="Cannabis in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_New_Hampshire" title="Cannabis in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_North_Dakota" title="Cannabis in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Oklahoma" title="Cannabis in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Pennsylvania" title="Cannabis in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_South_Dakota" title="Cannabis in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_West_Virginia" title="Cannabis in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Puerto_Rico" title="Cannabis in Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Cannabis_in_Hawaii" title="Cannabis in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Louisiana" title="Cannabis in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Mississippi" title="Cannabis in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_New_Hampshire" title="Cannabis in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_North_Carolina" title="Cannabis in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_North_Dakota" title="Cannabis in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Illegal</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Cannabis_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Cannabis in Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Idaho" title="Cannabis in Idaho">Idaho</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Indiana" title="Cannabis in Indiana">Indiana</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Kansas" title="Cannabis in Kansas">Kansas</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_South_Carolina" title="Cannabis in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Tennessee" title="Cannabis in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Texas" title="Cannabis in Texas">Texas</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Wisconsin" title="Cannabis in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_Wyoming" title="Cannabis in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_American_Samoa" title="Cannabis in American Samoa">American Samoa</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regulation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="List_of_United_States_cannabis_regulatory_agencies" title="List of United States cannabis regulatory agencies">List of United States cannabis regulatory agencies</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_product_testing" title="Cannabis product testing">Cannabis product testing</a></li>

<li><a href="Removal_of_cannabis_from_Schedule_I_of_the_Controlled_Substances_Act" title="Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act">Rescheduling</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Timeline_of_cannabis_laws_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of cannabis laws in the United States">Timeline</a></li>

<li><a href="Congressional_Cannabis_Caucus" title="Congressional Cannabis Caucus">Congressional Cannabis Caucus</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_United_States_politicians_who_have_acknowledged_cannabis_use" title="List of United States politicians who have acknowledged cannabis use">Politicians who have admitted use</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_on_American_Indian_reservations" title="Cannabis on American Indian reservations">Cannabis on American Indian reservations</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_and_the_United_States_military" title="Cannabis and the United States military">Cannabis and the U.S. military</a></li>

<li><a href="National_Organization_for_the_Reform_of_Marijuana_Laws" title="National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws">NORML</a></li>

<li><a href="Harry_J._Anslinger" title="Harry J. Anslinger">Harry J. Anslinger</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_dispensaries_in_the_United_States" title="Cannabis dispensaries in the United States">Dispensaries</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Drug_policy" title="Drug policy">Drug policy</a>

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<ul><li><a href="Demand_reduction" title="Demand reduction">demand reduction</a></li>

<li><a href="Harm_reduction" title="Harm reduction">harm reduction</a></li>

<li><a href="Drug_liberalization" title="Drug liberalization">liberalization</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="International_drug_control_conventions" title="International drug control conventions">International drug control conventions</a>

<ul><li><a href="Single_Convention_on_Narcotic_Drugs" title="Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs">1961 Narcotic Drugs</a></li>

<li><a href="Convention_on_Psychotropic_Substances" title="Convention on Psychotropic Substances">1971 Psychotropic Substances</a></li>

<li><a href="Centenary_of_Cannabis_prohibition" title="Centenary of Cannabis prohibition">Centenary of Cannabis prohibition</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cannabis in the United Kingdom">Cannabis in the UK</a>

<ul><li><a href="Cannabis_classification_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cannabis classification in the United Kingdom">reclassification</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_in_the_United_States" title="Cannabis in the United States">Cannabis in the US</a>

<ul><li><a href="Removal_of_cannabis_from_Schedule_I_of_the_Controlled_Substances_Act" title="Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act">reclassification</a></li></ul></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organisations<br>supporting<br>prohibition</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North<br>America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="International_Narcotics_Control_Caucus" class="mw-redirect" title="International Narcotics Control Caucus">International Narcotics Control Caucus</a></li>

<li><a href="Le_Dain_Commission_of_Inquiry_into_the_Non-Medical_Use_of_Drugs" title="Le Dain Commission of Inquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs">Le Dain Commission of Inquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs</a></li>

<li><a href="Office_of_National_Drug_Control_Policy" title="Office of National Drug Control Policy">Office of National Drug Control Policy</a>

<ul><li><a href="Above_the_Influence" title="Above the Influence">Above the Influence</a></li>

<li><a href="Drug_Abuse_Resistance_Education" title="Drug Abuse Resistance Education">Drug Abuse Resistance Education</a></li>

<li><a href="Smart_Approaches_to_Marijuana" title="Smart Approaches to Marijuana">Smart Approaches to Marijuana</a></li>

<li><a href="War_on_drugs" title="War on drugs">War on drugs</a></li>

<li><a href="Winners_Don't_Use_Drugs" title="Winners Don't Use Drugs">Winners Don't Use Drugs</a></li></ul></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elsewhere</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Anti-Narcotics_Force" title="Anti-Narcotics Force">Anti-Narcotics Force</a></li>

<li><a href="United_Nations_Commission_on_Narcotic_Drugs" title="United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs">United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs</a></li>

<li><a href="International_Narcotics_Control_Board" title="International Narcotics Control Board">International Narcotics Control Board</a></li>

<li><a href="Royal_Commission_into_Drug_Trafficking" title="Royal Commission into Drug Trafficking">Royal Commission into Drug Trafficking</a></li>

<li><a href="Royal_Commission_of_Inquiry_into_Drug_Trafficking" title="Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drug Trafficking">Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drug Trafficking</a></li>

<li><a href="United_Nations_Office_on_Drugs_and_Crime" title="United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime">United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organisations<br>supporting<br>legalisation or<br>harm reduction</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Global</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="FAAAT_think_%26_do_tank" class="mw-redirect" title="FAAAT think & do tank">FAAAT think & do tank</a></li>

<li><a href="INPUD" title="INPUD">International Network for People who Use Drugs</a></li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North<br>America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="DanceSafe" title="DanceSafe">DanceSafe</a></li>

<li><a href="DrugWarRant" title="DrugWarRant">DrugWarRant</a></li>

<li><a href="High_Times_Freedom_Fighters" class="mw-redirect" title="High Times Freedom Fighters">High Times Freedom Fighters</a></li>

<li><a href="Massachusetts_Cannabis_Reform_Coalition" title="Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition">Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition</a></li>

<li><a href="National_Organization_for_the_Reform_of_Marijuana_Laws" title="National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws">NORML</a></li>

<li><a href="November_Coalition" title="November Coalition">November Coalition</a></li>

<li><a href="VANDU" class="mw-redirect" title="VANDU">VANDU</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="British_Legalise_Cannabis_Campaigns" class="mw-redirect" title="British Legalise Cannabis Campaigns">British Legalise Cannabis Campaigns</a></li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_Law_Reform" title="Cannabis Law Reform">Cannabis Law Reform</a></li>

<li><a href="Drug_Equality_Alliance" title="Drug Equality Alliance">Drug Equality Alliance</a></li>

<li><a href="European_Coalition_for_Just_and_Effective_Drug_Policies" title="European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies">European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies</a></li>

<li><a href="Finnish_Cannabis_Association" title="Finnish Cannabis Association">Finnish Cannabis Association</a></li>

<li><a href="Metzineres" title="Metzineres">Metzineres</a></li>

<li><a href="NORML_France" title="NORML France">NORML France</a></li>

<li><a href="NORML_UK" title="NORML UK">NORML UK</a></li>

<li><a href="Release_(agency)" title="Release (agency)">Release Drug Policy Foundation</a></li>

<li><a href="The_Loop_(Organisation)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Loop (Organisation)">The Loop (Organisation)</a></li></ul>

<ul><li><a href="Cannabis_in_Namibia" title="Cannabis in Namibia">Cannabis and Hemp Association of Namibia (CHAN)</a></li>

<li><a href="Dagga_Couple" title="Dagga Couple">Fields of Green for All</a></li>

<li><a href="Otago_NORML" title="Otago NORML">Otago NORML</a></li>

<li><a href="NORML_New_Zealand" title="NORML New Zealand">NORML New Zealand</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Cannabis_political_parties" title="Cannabis political parties">Cannabis<br>political parties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North<br>America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="British_Columbia_Marijuana_Party" title="British Columbia Marijuana Party">British Columbia Marijuana Party</a></li>

<li><a href="Freedom_Party_of_Manitoba" title="Freedom Party of Manitoba">Freedom Party of Manitoba</a></li>

<li><a href="Grassroots%E2%80%93Legalize_Cannabis_Party" title="Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party">Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party</a></li>

<li><a href="Legal_Marijuana_Now_Party" title="Legal Marijuana Now Party">Legal Marijuana Now Party</a></li>

<li><a href="Legalize_Marijuana_Party" title="Legalize Marijuana Party">Legalize Marijuana Party</a></li>

<li><a href="Marijuana_Party_(Canada)" title="Marijuana Party (Canada)">Marijuana Party (Canada)</a></li>

<li><a href="Marijuana_Reform_Party" title="Marijuana Reform Party">Marijuana Reform Party</a></li>

<li><a href="Saskatchewan_Marijuana_Party" title="Saskatchewan Marijuana Party">Saskatchewan Marijuana Party</a></li>

<li><a href="United_States_Marijuana_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Marijuana Party">United States Marijuana Party</a></li></ul>

<ul><li><a href="Ale_Yarok" title="Ale Yarok">Ale Yarok</a> (Israel)</li>

<li><a href="Aotearoa_Legalise_Cannabis_Party" title="Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party">Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party</a> (New Zealand)</li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_Is_Safer_Than_Alcohol" title="Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol">Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol</a> (UK)</li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_Party_(Spain)" title="Cannabis Party (Spain)">Cannabis Party</a> (Spain)</li>

<li><a href="Dagga_Party" title="Dagga Party">Dagga Party</a> (South Africa)</li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_sans_fronti%C3%A8res" class="mw-redirect" title="Cannabis sans frontières">Cannabis sans frontières</a> (France)</li>

<li><a href="Legalise_Cannabis_Australia" title="Legalise Cannabis Australia">Legalise Cannabis Australia</a> (Australia)</li>

<li><a href="Legalise_Cannabis_Queensland" title="Legalise Cannabis Queensland">Legalise Cannabis Queensland</a> (Australia)</li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_Party_(Spain)#2021–present:_Luz_Verde_(Green_Light)" title="Cannabis Party (Spain)">Luz Verde</a> (Spain)</li>

<li><a href="Cannabis_Party_(Spain)#2010–2021:_Representacion_Cannabica_de_Navarra_–_Nafarroako_Ordezkaritza_Kanabikoa_(Cannabis_Representation_of_Navarre)" title="Cannabis Party (Spain)">Representación Cannábica de Navarra (RCN-NOK)</a> (Spain)</li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Alliance_for_Cannabis_Therapeutics" title="Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics">Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics</a></li>

<li><a href="Beckley_Foundation" title="Beckley Foundation">Beckley Foundation</a></li>

<li><a href="Drug_Science" title="Drug Science">Drug Science</a></li>

<li><a href="Heffter_Research_Institute" title="Heffter Research Institute">Heffter Research Institute</a></li>

<li><a href="International_Association_for_Cannabinoid_Medicines" title="International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines">International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines</a></li>

<li><a href="International_Center_for_Ethnobotanical_Education%2C_Research_and_Service" title="International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research and Service">International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research and Service</a></li>

<li><a href="Lindesmith_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Lindesmith Center">Lindesmith Center</a></li>

<li><a href="Multidisciplinary_Association_for_Psychedelic_Studies" title="Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies">Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies</a></li>

<li><a href="Oakland_Cannabis_Buyers'_Cooperative" title="Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative">Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative</a></li>

<li><a href="San_Francisco_Cannabis_Buyers_Club" title="San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club">San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club</a></li>

<li><a href="Society_of_Cannabis_Clinicians" title="Society of Cannabis Clinicians">Society of Cannabis Clinicians</a></li>

<li><a href="Trans-European_Drug_Information" title="Trans-European Drug Information">Trans-European Drug Information network</a></li></ul>

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