Call your state representative and state senator TODAY.Year after year, the clock has run out on patients in South Carolina.At a gripping press conference last week, one mother described how she’s been fighting for medical cannabis for six years — half of her daughter’s life — and how other parents have lost their children who medical cannabis may have helped.Margaret Richardson — who suffers from a rare and excruciating illness — described having to “creep around like a criminal” and running out…

Earlier this month, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo introduced her annual budget bill. Similar to last year, the package includes legislation detailing a plan to legalize and regulate marijuana for adults 21 and older. Unlike the 2019 budget article, though, the new proposal would involve state-run retail stores and establish a Community Equity and Reinvestment Council to address the past decades of social harms caused by criminalization. You can read a comprehensive summary of the bill here.The…

Ask your lawmakers to allow patients to grow their own medical cannabis. Although the Delaware General Assembly enacted a medical cannabis law in 2011, many patients continue to needlessly suffer because they can’t afford their medicine. House Bill 243 would give patients another option — the ability to securely cultivate their own medical cannabis. Let your state legislators know Delaware patients deserve the same freedom patients in most other medical cannabis states enjoy. You can also speak…

Click here to register to join us. The Maryland Cannabis Policy Coalition is just one week away from our 2020 cannabis policy lobby day. Be sure to mark your calendars, and join us in solidarity. When: Tuesday, February 4, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Where: Anne Arundel Delegation Room, House Office Building — 6 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 Registration: Please complete the registration form here to join us. Prior to meeting with your elected officials, we will provide you with a list of relevant…

Call House Judiciary Chair Jason Petrie and House Speaker David Osborne and tell them it’s time to move forward on HB 136!Support for medical cannabis in Kentucky is overwhelming, but the clock is ticking on the 2020 session, and the House Judiciary Committee has not yet taken action on HB 136.Please call House Judiciary Chairman Jason Petrie and House Speaker David Osborne and urge them to bring HB 136 to a vote!Last year, the committee passed a similar bill in an overwhelming 16-1 vote, but the…

When MPP was founded in 1995, just one in four Americans supported legalizing and regulating cannabis for adults in the United States. The stigma created by decades of cannabis prohibition and misinformation had a stronghold on the public conscience, even as millions of victims were continuing to see their lives shattered by harmful and discriminatory drug war policies. One out of every six inmates in the federal prison system was incarcerated for a marijuana offense, and only a handful of states…

Prior to the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee hearing on HB 1648, bill sponsors Rep. Carol McGuire and Rep. Renny Cushing will join leaders of ACLU-NH, Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire, and the Marijuana Policy Project to discuss the proposal CONCORD, N.H. — The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold a hearing Thursday on HB 1648, legislation that would legalize possession and limited cultivation of cannabis for adults 21 and older in New Hampshire.  Sponsors…

Show support for HB 83 and other cannabis policy reform efforts in 2020 by joining us for our annual lobby day on Tuesday, February 4 (8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) in Annapolis! Register to join us here. A bill — HB 83 — has been introduced by Delegate David Moon (D) to provide for automatic expungement of marijuana possession convictions. The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for the bill on Tuesday, January 28 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 101 of the House Office Building — located at 6 Bladen…

We are holding an advocacy workshop this evening in Manchester, and there will be legislative hearings on medical cannabis bills Wednesday afternoon and on the legalization bill Thursday afternoon. There will be several opportunities to support cannabis policy reform in New Hampshire this week. This is a very important time to make sure your voice is being heard in Concord! Here are the three events that will be taking place: TUESDAY — Cannabis Legalization Advocacy Workshop WHEN: Tuesday, January…

To prepare, join advocates for a workshop in Manchester on Tuesday, January 21 — also, email your state legislators today and ask for their support! The state legislature convened last week, and a public hearing has already been scheduled for the new legalization bill, HB 1648, on Thursday, January 23. This would be a great day for you to visit the state house and voice your support! Here are the details: WHAT: Public hearing on HB 1648 WHEN: Advocates will gather for a press conference at 12:30…