From the 1998 election cycle through the first three quarters of 2015, Measured by budgetĪnd staff size, MPP is the largest organization working solely on marijuana policy reform in the country. In addition to running state ballot initiatives to liberalize marijuana laws, the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)īacks state and federal candidates who support legalizing medical marijuana, decriminalizing marijuana use and/or regulating the substance like alcohol. Money on lobbying at the federal level to trigger reporting requirements. Medical marijuana and protecting state marijuana laws. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), who have supported legislation freeing up access to Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), along with Sen. During the 2014 election cycle, the PAC’s $28,000 in donations – the most it has ever spent – went to politicians Going mostly, but not entirely, to Democrats. PAC has raised $109,900 for federal candidates since the 2002 election cycle, with contributions The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is one of the oldest organizations to advocate on behalf of pot users. Then it will be another industry, like so many others, spending money in Washington Nationally and the formerly black market is brought into the legal economy. That’s unlikely to change even if marijuana is legalized Like any other industry, this one lobbies - on the federal-state conflict, among other issues. Recreational pot businesses and instead focusing Justice Department resources The Obama administration has so far let the states experiment, refraining from taking action against medical marijuana programs or What with so many states taking action, there’s an elephant in the room: The clear conflict between the laws of states that have legalized marijuana and the federal $44 million in sales and excise taxes on pot in 2014. Jeffrey Beall / CC BY)Meanwhile, in Colorado, where both medical and recreational marijuana are legal, the state reaped (SAM) fear the pot industry will become the next “Big Tobacco” that tries to get Groups like Smart Approaches to Marijuana It drives young people to try and likely become addicted to other drugs, and that marijuana legalization normalizes drug use. Opponents say the medical benefits of marijuana aren’t widely accepted while its negative health effects are confirmed, that Of course, along with the rationales for legalizing marijuana – access to a drug that AIDS, cancer and epilepsy patients have said helps them cope with theirĬonditions, a shift in law enforcement resources away from drug users and toward violent offenders, and boosts in state revenue while less money goes into organizedĬrime – there are arguments against it. The drug, 2 which broadly means they have removed criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana, replacing jail time with a fine.Ĭolorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and D.C. The Money in Marijuana: The political landscapeĪs of November 2015, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized

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