"There is clearly a tide. We are moving toward a critical mass of states that ... will bring about the end of federal prohibition on cannabis," said Steve Hawkins, MPP's executive director.

"Change doesn’t come from Washington, but to Washington. States are sending a clear message to the federal government that their constituencies want to see cannabis legalization," said Steve Hawkins, MPP's executive director.

"It’s becoming normalized for people. People know that other states are legalizing it and the sky has not fallen," said Matthew Schweich, MPP's deputy director.

"Most lawmakers are going to respond for their constituents. That’s why the work [we do] around changing laws at the state level is really part and parcel of how we will win at the federal level. Every state that passes adult use means you’re going to gain members of Congress, you’re going to gain two U.S. senators. Even if they don’t become champions, they’re not going to vote no for something their constituents have come to embrace," said Steven Hawkins, MPP's executive director.

"If we're successful it will send a message to Congress that they need to address the discrepancy between the state and federal laws on marijuana," said Matthew Schweich, MPP's deputy director.

"I think the lesson we've understood is that it is easier to pass these reforms through the ballot," said Jared Moffat, MPP's campaigns coordinator.

"Every election cycle, we pass more initiatives and it increases pressure on Congress," said Matthew Schweich, MPP's deputy director.

"I would be surprised to see law enforcement spend their resources on that. It’s easier to catch a California plate moving into South Dakota. But given the amount of people already traveling from New Jersey to Pennsylvania, I don’t think crackdowns would be feasible," said Matthew Schweich, MPP's deputy director.

"Once New Jersey goes, it’s going to set off an arms race along the East Coast, putting New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania on the clock," said DeVaughn Ward, MPP's senior legislative counsel.

"Descheduling unlocks everything else, including banking, relief on 280E, everything," said Steve Hawkins, MPP's executive director.