Marijuana Policy Project

Legislative poison pills, or wrecking amendments, are a common component in American lawmaking, and they're beginning to appear in cannabis legislation more frequently. A Common Political Practice These amendments are a standard fixture in politics. In most cases, opposing lawmakers take...

The following open letter was sent out by the Marijuana Policy Project, Last Prisoner Project, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Clergy for a New Drug Policy, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation, National Cannabis Industry Association, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, and National Organization for...

This week, a suite of public hearth organizations issued an open letter to all U.S. Governors, by way of the National Governors Association, with the hopes of amplifying Americans for Safe Access (ASA)’s calls for the recognition of medical cannabis as necessary medicine, medical cannabis...

“Social equity in cannabis has to look like America.” That’s how Steve Hawkins, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, kicked off a conversation on social equity this week at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference at the Fountainbleau Miami Beach.  Benefiting...

Earlier this week, the Marijuana Policy Project released a report looking into cannabis policy reform efforts in 2019. The Marijuana Policy Project’s 2019 progress report looks back on one of the most active legislative sessions in history for marijuana policy reform. Bills to...

On Wednesday, U.S. Congress held a landmark hearing regarding cannabis legalization and the need to reform. Despite a lot of effort to legalize cannabis, the hearing highlighted that progress is still moving slow, at least on a federal level. What Happened The hearing, titled "Marijuana Laws...

Not long ago, the cannabis industry could take pride in the higher-than-usual percentage of C-suite positions occupied by women, with roughly 1-in-3 of these posts held by a woman. This number plummeted in just a couple of years, however, dropping from 36 percent in 2015 to 27 percent in 2017...