Rescheduling Marijuana
The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 placed all illicit and prescription drugs into five schedules (categories). Marijuana was placed in Schedule I, defining it as having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. MPP has lobbied in support of legislation that would reflect science and move marijuana into a less restrictive category. Read More
2004 Election Cycle
MPP targeted U.S. House members who voted to continue arresting and imprisoning medical marijuana patients in states that have passed medical marijuana laws, in order to educate their constituents about this cruel and heartless action.
Fighting Government Propaganda
In 2002, MPP created an exhibit examining the deadly connection between the "War on Drugs" and terrorism, the often-symbiotic relationship between drug warriors and terrorist drug cartels, and the personal impact those relationships have on the average American. Read More
Asset Forfeiture
The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act — sponsored by U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) — was signed into law by President Clinton on April 25, 2000. The bill signing was the culmination of years of work MPP and allies poured into reforming the badly flawed system of forfeiture. Since the mid-1980s, property forfeiture has become an increasingly popular tool of police agencies, particularly in efforts to curb illicit drug trafficking. Too often, however, the temptation of easy money and property has caused law-enforcement officers to target low-level marijuana consumers — or even "suspected" marijuana consumers — in their zeal to bolster their budgets. The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act rectified many of these problems. Read More
