Marijuana Policy Project

08/26/2026

"All told, ma*****na busts accounted for a quarter of all drug arrests in 2025—more than for any other specifically listed substance—with 92 percent of cannabis incidents stemming from possession alone."

More than 200,000 people were arrested for possessing ma*****na in the U.S. last year, according to the FBI’s latest annual crime report, and another 17,000 were booked for allegedly selling or growing cannabis. Those figures likely understate the true number of people busted for ma*****na, howeve...

08/24/2026

In a rare rebuke of Gov. Kelly Ayotte, Granite State legislators overrode her veto of SB468, legislation that will allow medical cannabis cultivators to utilize greenhouses to grow cannabis.

These votes running up to the gubernatorial election on November 3 highlight the differences between the legislature and the governor on cannabis issues.

08/19/2026

"There was supermajority support for maintaining ma*****na legalization as-is among every age, racial, gender and geographic group polled."

Democratic voters in Massachusetts strongly oppose a measure on the November ballot to roll back the state’s ma*****na legalization law. The new survey of Democratic primary voters from the Suffolk University Political Research Center and The Boston Globe asked, “In November, voters will be aske...

08/18/2026

Whether you live in Massachusetts or not, this is a moment to stand with Bay Staters and protect our progress — and bring a message of hope to the millions of people still suffering in prohibitionist states that legalization will continue to march forward. https://shop.mpp.org/products/vote-no-on-question-8

08/17/2026

"As one of the first programs of its kind in the nation, this initiative could potentially serve as a blueprint for other states." -Bridget Spiddle, MPP's public policy coordinator

New York cannabis microbusinesses can now sell ma*****na at farmers markets and other approved public events under legislation signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

08/17/2026

Join us tomorrow for a webinar examining the latest developments in federal ma*****na rescheduling and what comes next for the movement to end federal ma*****na prohibition! RSVP here: https://drugpolicy-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wwTdFbDHTVqnfHd1KF1c_Q #/registration

08/17/2026

"Whether you’re an industry member, an allied business, an advocate for the plant or for rational public policy or personal freedom—and wherever you are in the country—the Massachusetts ballot initiative is your fight. It’s our fight." Adam J. Smith, MPP's Executive Director

One of the nation’s leading ma*****na reform organizations says it would be “disastrous” for the cannabis industry is an initiative to roll back Massachusetts’s legalization law that is on that state’s November ballot is approved by voters. “If you haven’t been paying attention to what...

08/05/2026

"It is past time for cannabis prohibition to be in the rearview mirror in North Carolina. The future lies in regulating and taxing adult-use cannabis. The illicit market has been an abject failure at protecting the youth of America." -Kevin Caldwell, MPP's Senior Manager of Legislative Affairs

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein urged lawmakers to legalize ma*****na and regulate cannabis sales, saying a proposed h**p THC ban fails to protect consumers.

08/04/2026

It’s official. Massachusetts’ Question 8 — the first-ever attempt to recriminalize adult-use sales and home grow in a legal state — is on the ballot. Stand with us and with the people of Massachusetts to defend not just their state’s legal market, but the future of legal cannabis everywhere.

Whether you’re an industry member, an allied business, an advocate for the plant or for rational public policy or personal freedom — and wherever you are in the country — the Massachusetts ballot initiative is your fight. It’s our fight.

07/28/2026

A new federal report has confirmed what we have been saying for years: legalizing and regulating cannabis does not lead to an increase in youth use. In fact, it often does the opposite.

Opponents of ma*****na legalization often argue that allowing adults to consume cannabis without punishment will cause more underage teens to use it—but that isn’t what is happening, according to the latest results of a new federal drug survey. The 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NS...