While some past presidents took a hard stance against cannabis, others have called for reform and even acknowledged using it at some point in their lives.
Home cultivation promotes personal freedom and fairness. Adults can brew beer at home. They should not face criminal penalties for growing a limited number of cannabis plants.
While we are relieved by these votes, it is outrageous that patients are continuing to have to plead with lawmakers not to whittle away — or completely repeal — their legal protections.
MPP will continue to honor the innumerable contributions of Black leaders and entrepreneurs as we advocate for a legal cannabis reality where no one is left out or left behind.
Nearly a decade and a half since the first states legalized adult use, the arguments against prohibition and in favor of regulated markets haven’t changed.