Editing Marijuana Policy Project (section)

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The '''Marijuana Policy Project''' ('''MPP''') is the largest organization working solely on [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] policy reform in the [[United States]] in terms of its budget, number of members, and staff.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-04 |title=Advocacy Corner - Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) |url=https://businessviewmagazine.com/advocacy-corner-marijuana-policy-project-mpp/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=Business View Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> 

Its stated aims are to: (1) increase public support for non-punitive, non-coercive marijuana policies; (2) identify and activate supporters of non-punitive, non-coercive marijuana policies; (3) change state laws to reduce or eliminate penalties for the medical and non-medical use of marijuana; and (4) gain influence in Congress.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.mpp.org/about/mission-statement.html |title=Our Mission and Vision |publisher=Marijuana Policy Project |access-date=2012-06-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608022700/http://www.mpp.org/about/mission-statement.html |archive-date=2012-06-08 }}</ref> 

MPP advocates taxing and regulating the possession and sale of marijuana in a manner similar to [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]], envisions a nation where marijuana education is honest and realistic, and believes treatment for problem marijuana users should be non-coercive and geared toward reducing harm.<ref name="autogenerated1" />

The organization and its various ballot initiatives has largely been funded by the late billionaire [[Peter B. Lewis]], and now by his family.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.followthemoney.org/ |title = Home - FollowTheMoney.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Marijuana_on_the_ballot |title = Marijuana on the ballot - Ballotpedia}}</ref> Marijuana Policy Project estimated that the market of legal cannabis will reach US$57 billion in 2030.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The rise of legal cannabis |url=https://theweek.com/drugs/1014463/the-rise-of-legal-cannabis |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=The Week |date=June 19, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>