Causes: Civil Rights, Crime & Law, Philanthropy

Mission: Mpp foundation works to increase public support for -- and identify and activate supporters of -- non-punitive, non-coercive marijuana policies. The goal is to regulate marijuana similarly to alcohol in the united states.

Programs: Monitoring legislation in the 50 states and d. C. : mpp foundation monitored all marijuana-related bills in the 50 states and the district of columbia, monitored the news, published information about these bills on the organization's web site, answered requests from state legislators and governors, provided information to reporters, and authored briefing papers and op-eds.

nevada ballot initiative: mpp foundation funded a goodly portion of the signature drive to place a marijuana-legalization initiative on the november 2016 ballot. The signature drive succeeded in november 2014.

conferences and coalitions: mpp foundation's staffers attended and spoke at conferences, reached out to potential allies outside of conference settings, and strengthened relationships with existing allies for the purpose of building a stronger national coalition to end marijuana prohibition. Specifically, mpp foundation participated in conferences hosted by the cato institute, reason foundation, freedomfest, the national conference of state legislatures, and a few smaller organizations.