"States have seen a tremendous benefit in terms of their budgets and they have been able to direct those to social programs," said Jared Moffat, MPP's state campaigns manager.
"Delaware has the opportunity to join 18 other states and DC that have legalized cannabis for adults—including their neighbor, New Jersey. It is past time for the legislature to listen to their constituents and meet the moment," said Olivia Naugle, MPP's senior policy analyst.
"This appears to be a political stunt. Opponents of medical cannabis know there is a viable campaign to put medical cannabis on the ballot, and they know Nebraskans will overwhelmingly support that effort," said Jared Moffat, MPP's state campaigns manager.
Legal, recreational-use marijuana sales boomed across the United States in 2021, reaching new levels in nearly a dozen states.
Nationwide, those sales generated more than $3 billion in tax revenue for 11 states, including California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan and Nevada. That's higher than the $2.7 billion collected from the 10 states that allowed recreational marijuana sales in 2020, according to a report from the Marijuana Policy Project.
"Democrats, including President Biden when he was on the campaign trail, have been clear in their support for cannabis reform, and voters listened. Whether it’s full legalization in 2022, or simply the ability for cannabis businesses to get a bank or get tax relief, we expect to see cannabis reform because that is exactly what we were told," said Toi Hutchinson, MPP's President and CEO.
"Chambers’ ad, titled “37 Seconds,” refers to an estimate by the Marijuana Policy Project in 2009 that said a pot-related arrest was made every 37 seconds. (The MPP’s site now states that the figure is closer to every 58 seconds, which doesn’t change Chambers’ sentiment.)"
"Children’s exposure to cannabis products — particularly edibles — a lot of that, we believe, stems from a lack of education in terms of educating parents on how to best protect their kids from marijuana products they may have around the house," said DeVaughn Ward, MPP's senior legislative counsel.
"I look forward to seeing when the growers start producing more strains for patients. At this point, the price point is too high for the vast majority of poor and working-class Louisianans," said Kevin Caldwell, MPP's Southeast legislative manager.