Click here to ask lawmakers to vote "yes" on cannabis legalization. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are poised to vote on the MORE Act, which could come as early as Wednesday. It has been a historic year for cannabis reform, and December is shaping up to be no different.  Click here to send an email message to your representative in the House in support of the MORE Act.This landmark legislation would remove cannabis from the list of controlled substances, expunge criminal records related…

Click here to ask your member of the House to vote “yes” on the MORE Act.Leadership in the House of Representatives recently announced plans to vote on the MORE Act in December. As we’ve reported, this will mark the first time the House has voted to end cannabis prohibition, and the measure takes other major steps toward cannabis policy reform. This is big, and now is the time to reach out to your member of Congress. Follow this link to send a quick message asking your Representative to vote yes…

Click here to send a message to your member of Congress in support of the MORE Act!Members of Congress are still on track to vote on the MORE Act later this month — a federal bill that would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and eliminate criminal penalties under federal law. If enacted, the MORE Act would essentially end the war on cannabis at the federal level. This is big, and you can help. Follow this link to send a message to your representative in the House, who should hear…

Urge your representative to support the MORE Act on the House floor! Earlier today, Congressional leadership announced that a House vote will take place on a comprehensive cannabis legalization bill — the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act — in September. The MORE Act historically passed the House Judiciary Committee last November and has since awaited further action.Introduced over a year ago and sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY),…

This week, MPP sent a letter on behalf of the organization and its supporters to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives, calling on them to sign on as cosponsors of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019 (H.R. 3884). The measure would federally decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, thus allowing states to set their own policies. It also contains strong social equity provisions with an emphasis on restorative justice for communities most impacted by cannabis…

Click here to support new protections for businesses in adult-use legalization states.MPP supports laws that protect state-licensed businesses from being targeted by federal law enforcement. It’s good for patients, consumers, and for those running cannabis shops. We’d like your help as an important measure is being considered by Congress. Currently, federal law enforcement that operates through the U.S. Department of Justice is prohibited from targeting medical cannabis businesses that follow state…

With Washington consumed by figuring out how to respond to the coronavirus, few lawmakers or their aides have time for anything else.

Urge your U.S. Representative to support the SAFE Banking Act of 2019! Today, 33 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws allowing for either medical or adult-use cannabis. An additional 14 states allow for limited medical use. But under current law, financial institutions providing banking services to legitimate and licensed cannabis businesses under state laws are subject to criminal prosecution under several federal statutes, such as "aiding and abetting" a federal crime and money…

Earlier today, Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced bipartisan legislation to end the federal government’s war on marijuana and protect states’ rights to enact their own marijuana policies. Call your members of Congress RIGHT NOW and urge them to support this landmark bill. The STATES Act is the most significant piece of marijuana-related legislation ever introduced in Congress. With its bipartisan backing in the Senate, it symbolically signals the eventual end of marijuana…

After a government shutdown lasting only a few hours, Congress passed yet another temporary spending bill on Friday that will keep medical marijuana patients and providers safe for a little while longer. The bill includes the amendments that has been part of the spending budget since 2014, which prevents the Department of Justice from spending resources to prosecute people or businesses that are in compliance with state laws. This deal is set to expire on March 23. Congress will need to pass another…