MPP's Vision Statement

MPP and MPP Foundation envision a country with public policies that (1) allow for the responsible medical and non-medical use of marijuana, and (2) minimize the harms associated with marijuana consumption and the laws that manage its use.

To ensure the proper medical use of marijuana, licensed physicians should not be punished for authorizing the use of marijuana to seriously ill people, and seriously ill people should not be penalized for using marijuana if their physicians have advised them that such use is likely to be beneficial.

Regarding the non-medical use of marijuana, adults should not be arrested for using marijuana in the privacy of their homes, and adults who use marijuana should be able to obtain it from legally regulated establishments and not from illegal drug dealers.

MPP's Mission Statement

MPP and MPP Foundation believe that the greatest harm associated with marijuana is imprisonment. Therefore, MPP and MPP Foundation are working to change U.S. policies to remove criminal penalties for marijuana use, with a particular emphasis on making marijuana medically available to seriously ill people who have the approval of their physicians.

MPP effects policy change by lobbying Congress and state legislatures, running statewide ballot initiative campaigns, and activating grassroots supporters nationwide. In addition, MPP provides strategic advice and other support to allies working on similar projects (as well as organizers of local ballot initiatives).

MPP also has a Political Action Committee — the MPP Medical Marijuana PAC — which supports candidates for federal office who have taken action or pledged to take action to ensure that patients have safe and legal access to marijuana for medical purposes.

MPP Foundation educates the public through mainstream news outlets; publishes a variety of briefing papers and other materials; and challenges the illegal actions of the White House drug policy office that works to maintain the criminal traffic in marijuana.

Both MPP and MPP Foundation administer a grants program that fosters measurable changes in U.S. public policy that will lead to marijuana's being regulated similarly to alcohol and to marijuana's availability for medical use. The grants program does not fund political parties or candidates for office, state ballot initiatives, or hemp-related projects.