MPP is leading the effort in Washington, D.C. to pass federal medical cannabis legislation, as well as to replace cannabis prohibition with a system of sensible legalization and regulation. For more information on our past and present work, visit our Federal Policy page, and take action to support our work.

MPP also works for sensible cannabis policies at the state level, and our grassroots and lobbying campaigns have changed several laws. MPP was the driving force behind the following ballot initiatives to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis for adults 21 and older: Colorado in 2012; Alaska in 2014; Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada in 2016; Michigan in 2018; and Montana in 2020. (MPP also assisted on the California campaign in 2016.) MPP’s team spearheaded the campaigns that resulted in Vermont and Illinois becoming the two first states to legalize cannabis legislatively in 2018 and 2019 and also played a leading role in passing the most recent legalization law to pass a state legislature — Connecticut.

Legislatively, MPP and our allies are focusing on regulating cannabis like alcohol in Delaware, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, and Rhode Island. MPP is also lobbying for medical cannabis-related bills in state legislatures in Nebraska, South Carolina, and Tennessee and is supporting decriminalization measures in several states.

In addition, MPP monitors and analyzes cannabis-related bills in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Visit our State Policy page to choose your state, to learn about current cannabis-related legislation in your state, or to contact your state legislators. Also, we invite you to review MPP’s state-by-state guide to medical cannabis laws and MPP’s model state legislation.