The Texas Senate passed Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s latest hemp-derived THC ban — SB 5 — in a 21-8 third reading vote, sending it to the House of Representatives.

MPP is closely monitoring developments on Capitol Hill, and as Congress nears the August recess, it’s clear that there are multiple threats to cannabis progress in this year’s legislative session.  While a new Pew poll has found that 9 in 10 Americans support cannabis reform across party lines — with a 54% majority in support of full legalization of adult-use cannabis — many in Washington remain unresponsive to the will of the people.   In June, the White House issued a budget request that called…

SB 5 is a bad policy that will negatively impact tens of thousands of Texans annually.

It has been a long road to get to this point.

A bipartisan group of state senators introduced a bill to legalize cannabis for adults in the Commonwealth.

The commission that is charged with implementing the companion Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act is trying to kneecap the program.

On June 21, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed HB 46 into law, making Texas the 40th medical cannabis state in the United States!

Let your member of Congress know this heavy-handed ban would squash states’ innovation, diminish freedom, and destroy jobs and small businesses.

The Mississippi Band of the Choctaw Indians voted 55%-45% to potentially legalize cannabis for adults.

Despite widespread support for cannabis policy reform, prohibitionists continue to perpetuate misinformation to stigmatize cannabis consumers and prevent further reform progress. That's why the Marijuana Policy Project and Students for Sensible Drug Policy have teamed up to tackle these myths head-on, offering evidence-based insights to set the record straight! CLAIM: Marijuana is a gateway drug. REALITY: The vast majority of people who have used marijuana never try any other drugs.  The…