If you live in Tennessee, let your lawmakers know Tennessee patients deserve a compassionate medical cannabis program. Yesterday, newly elected and returning lawmakers convened for the first day of Tennessee's 2019 legislative session. Since the legislature adjourned last year, voters in Utah, Oklahoma, and Missouri enacted medical cannabis laws, bringing the number of medical cannabis states to 32. But even though 81% of Tennessee voters support medical cannabis, patients either needlessly suffer…

If you live in Wisconsin, let your lawmakers know Wisconsin patients deserve a compassionate medical cannabis program. Yesterday, newly elected and returning lawmakers convened for the first day of Wisconsin's new legislative session. Since the legislature adjourned last year, voters in Utah, Oklahoma, and Missouri enacted medical cannabis laws, bringing the number of medical cannabis states to 32. And, on Election Day, more than a million Wisconsinites cast non-binding votes in support of medical…

If you live in North Carolina, let your lawmakers know North Carolina patients deserve a compassionate medical cannabis program. Earlier today, newly elected and returning lawmakers convened for the first day of North Carolina's 2019 legislative session. Since mid-June, voters in Utah, Oklahoma, and Missouri enacted medical cannabis laws, bringing the number of medical cannabis states to 32. But even though 80% of North Carolina voters support medical cannabis, patients in North Carolina either…

If you live in D.C., ask your councilmembers to support the Marijuana Legalization and Regulation Act of 2019 today! Yesterday, Councilman David Grosso introduced a bill to tax and regulate marijuana for adults 21 and older in the District of Columbia! Provisions in the bill also include establishing an automatic expungement program for individuals with past marijuana convictions. While Initiative 71 legalized the possession and cultivation of limited amounts of marijuana for adults 21 and older,…

Lawmakers reconvening for 2019 legislative session. If you live in South Carolina, click here to voice your support for medical cannabis in South Carolina! Lawmakers are reconvening this week in Columbia as the 2019 legislative session kicks off. Two bills have already been introduced that would establish a medical cannabis program, with more on the way. This could be a big year for patients seeking access to medical cannabis in the Palmetto State. Make sure lawmakers hear from you in support of…

If you live in Pennsylvanis, let your lawmakers know it’s time to stop jailing marijuana consumers. With Pennsylvania’s legislative session just getting underway, it’s already clear that marijuana policy reform is going to be a hot topic of discussion. At least two legalization bills will be introduced, and Gov. Tom Wolf (D) now says the state should take a “serious and honest look” at ending marijuana prohibition. However, significant obstacles remain, not least of which is opposition from legislative…

If you live in Maryland, let your lawmakers know you want them to pass a bill to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana in 2019! The Maryland General Assembly convenes today, and discussion of legalizing, taxing, and regulating marijuana in the state has already begun. Just last week, House Speaker Mike Busch and Senate President Mike Miller announced plans to create a work group to study how to best implement the legalization of marijuana. Please ask your lawmakers to support ending marijuana prohibition…

If you live in South Dakota, ask your lawmakers to support marijuana decriminalization. The South Dakota Legislature begins its legislative session today. Unfortunately, marijuana policy reform isn’t on the docket. In fact, just like in 2018, there are no marijuana policy reform bills filed in 2019. That’s where you come in — ask your lawmakers today to support the decriminalization of marijuana with our easy-to-use email system. No adults should face jail time for possessing small amounts of…

If you live in Kentucky, tell state lawmakers it’s time to reform marijuana laws! Kentucky’s legislative session begins today, and marijuana policy reforms are already among the top issues being discussed in Frankfort. Lawmakers have indicated that they will soon be introducing several marijuana policy bills, including a medical cannabis bill, a decriminalization bill, and an adult-use legalization bill. Please email your representatives and senators and urge them to support reforming marijuana…

If you're a Minnesota resident, contact your newly elected state legislators today — tell them it’s time for Minnesota to legalize and regulate cannabis! With the dawn of a new legislative session — and a newly elected governor who supports marijuana legalization — there is renewed hope that the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes may have a path to legalizing and regulating marijuana. MPP is thrilled to announce we’re bringing on attorney Jason Tarasek as our Minnesota political director. Jason is lobbying…