Marijuana Policy Project Foundation
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Ranked 3rd among medium Public Advocacy causes in new members in the past week
Ranked 3rd among medium Public Advocacy causes in new members in the past month
Mission
Make marijuana medically available to patients in need (known as "legalizing medical marijuana"), and taxing and regulating marijuana for general adult use (known as "marijuana regulation").
Positions
- Increase public support for marijuana regulation.
- Identify and activate supporters of medical marijuana and marijuana regulation.
- Change state laws to legalize medical marijuana and/or regulate marijuana.
- Increase the credibility of marijuana policy reform on Capitol Hill.
Description
Our marijuana laws aren't working. They cost taxpayers billions of dollars a year, keep police away from focusing on real crimes, and don't keep marijuana away from minors.
Nearly 800,000 Americans are arrested on marijuana charges each year - one arrest every 40 seconds. And 9 out of 10 arrests are for possession, not distribution.
72% of American adults believe that marijuana users should not be jailed - and a whopping 80% support legal access to medical marijuana for seriously ill patients.
MPP is leading the fight to replace marijuana prohibition with taxation and regulation. It's just common sense.
MPP, the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the U.S., works to remove criminal penalties for marijuana use, with an emphasis on protecting seriously ill medical marijuana patients from arrest and jail. MPP has 23,000 members, 32 staffers, and an annual budget of $6 million.
When MPP was founded in 1995, medical marijuana was illegal in every state and favorable legislation had not been introduced in Congress in a decade. Since then, the federal penalties for marijuana cultivation have been changed to provide for the early release of hundreds of prisoners; medical marijuana bills have been introduced in six consecutive Congresses, with the U.S. House debating and voting on our legislation five years in a row; medical marijuana is now legal in 12 states; and much more.
MPP is changing laws. Will you help?
Visit www.mpp.org to find out how you can get involved.
Nearly 800,000 Americans are arrested on marijuana charges each year - one arrest every 40 seconds. And 9 out of 10 arrests are for possession, not distribution.
72% of American adults believe that marijuana users should not be jailed - and a whopping 80% support legal access to medical marijuana for seriously ill patients.
MPP is leading the fight to replace marijuana prohibition with taxation and regulation. It's just common sense.
MPP, the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the U.S., works to remove criminal penalties for marijuana use, with an emphasis on protecting seriously ill medical marijuana patients from arrest and jail. MPP has 23,000 members, 32 staffers, and an annual budget of $6 million.
When MPP was founded in 1995, medical marijuana was illegal in every state and favorable legislation had not been introduced in Congress in a decade. Since then, the federal penalties for marijuana cultivation have been changed to provide for the early release of hundreds of prisoners; medical marijuana bills have been introduced in six consecutive Congresses, with the U.S. House debating and voting on our legislation five years in a row; medical marijuana is now legal in 12 states; and much more.
MPP is changing laws. Will you help?
Visit www.mpp.org to find out how you can get involved.
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☠*[)3K0┼@*☠ posted Sunday, May 31 at 02:54AM:
you know what....i aint sayin shit cause everybody is smarter than me....lol
COACH posted November 13, 2008 at 02:10PM:
here is a link to contact your Congressman to urge your support for H.R. 5843, an "Act to Remove
Federal Penalties for Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults,"
http://capwiz.com/norml2/utr/2/?...
Sandra posted September 18, 2008 at 07:26PM:
Personally, I think if we're going to call this a free country then maybe we should have the freedom to choose...people just need to open their eyes and stop having so much faith in a system that since the beginning has been based on nothing but lies.
~Joe~® posted August 10, 2008 at 09:12AM:
LOOK IM #2 FOR GETTING MEMBERS TAP ME ON THE BACK!!!
~Joe~® posted August 10, 2008 at 09:09AM:
In Ky you can get up to a year in jail just for rolling papers or a roach!! The police arrested some guys the other night because they said they smelled them smoking on their own front porch, when they drove by! Give me a break. The jails here in Ky are over crowded. The state is out of money what a joke. Hell if you cook meth they will send you to rehab and let you go to drug court and the state pays for that lol. But if they find a pot plant you would think someone got murdered. They bring in the DEA ATF and all This state is a joke. If house prices wasnt to hell I Think I would move to Oregon my brother was a care giver there and he could have up to 3lbs as long as he had his card. They need to worry about the real criminals. High as gas is some probaly has to sell some to buy gas LOL. This is just one screwed up world. I feel sorry for my children growing up in this mess. I guess im done preaching for now lol. I just get things on my mind so when I do I have ta let it out. At least I can always buy anouther keyboard if I mash to hard on the keys. But atleast these letters I type dosn't harm no one!!! Thanks for reading ~Joe~
143Juliana posted August 5, 2008 at 07:40PM:
To: ♥Behind.The.Badge♥
It depends on which state you live in how much they arrest people for possession. Texas has one of the highest arrest rates for possession and it does not matter the quantity. It is in the top 5 of items they prosecute and arrest for.
143Juliana posted August 4, 2008 at 06:20PM:
To legalize it we need to inform people and educate them that the US Govt lied to us. Please inform people of the TRUTH
Heather posted June 15, 2008 at 05:07PM:
I think they need to leaglize marijuana not only for medical purposes but for dail smoking.I just don't see why they think they need to take something away thats natural and does no harm.
My mom has very bad sleeping problems,she's on I don't know how many prescribed medications that do not work for her.I keep telling her that she needs to start smoking weed and she won't have the problem.SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T FUCKING GET IT!!
Alisha posted May 29, 2008 at 10:00PM:
they need to legalize it because it helps with the pain that i live with everyday