Tax and Regulate Marijuana

A look at some of the reasons why the United States should consider taxing and regulating marijuana for responsible adult use.

MPP’s Aaron Houston debates DEA’s Asa Hutchinson on CNBC

This is a clip from CNBC of MPP's Aaron Houston debating former DEA administrator Asa Hutchinson.

An Open Letter to President-elect Barack Obama

In this open letter to Barack Obama, the Marijuana Policy Project suggests just a few of the many changes President-elect Obama could take to begin creating sensible marijuana policies in America. You give us $40, we’ll give you a shirt.  We’ll even throw in an official MPP membership.

Just How Bizarre is Our Drug Czar?

Drug Czar John Walters claims that finding a first time marijuana offender in jail for possession is like finding a unicorn.  Here's what we think. You know what you can get for just seven cents per day?  Not much!  But, just seven cents a day will get you a MPP membership ...

Lies in the War on Marijuana

Join MPP's Sara Cannon as she takes a look at outright lies made by the Drug Free America Foundation. Every 36 seconds, someone is arrested for marijuana in the U.S.  Coincidentally, it only takes about 36 seconds to sign up to receive MPP’s free e-mail alerts and start finding out what ...

The War on Drugs in 100 Seconds

This video is a quick showcase of a couple of quotes from Michael Pollan, author of The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World. Want to help promote marijuana policy reform but think it’s too much work?  Not anymore!  With MPP’s free e-mail alerts, we’ll deliver the information ...

Parody: Death by Marijuana

Join host Noah Brozinsky as he explores shocking and gruesome tales of death by marijuana overdose!

Profiles in Marijuana Reform: John Newmeyer, Ph.D.

Dr. John Newmeyer is an epidemiologist and author of "Mother of All Gateway Drugs: Parables for Our Time." He sits down with us to discuss his views on marijuana and the drug war in general.

The Human Cost of Marijuana Prohibition, Part 2

In the second part of this video documenting the real world impact of marijuana prohibition, we hear from medical marijuana patient Bernie Ellis about the potential loss of his home.  Then, we speak with Ronnie and Anisha Naulls, California medical marijuana patients and dispensary owners whose family has been dramatically ...

The Human Cost of Marijuana Prohibition, Part 1

In this first part of "The Human Cost of Marijuana Prohibition," we hear from Marisa Garcia, a student whose experience with a drug misdemeanor has left her without financial aid, and from MPP's own Rob Kampia, who tells us not only about his own experiences in jail, but also about ...