Editing Marijuana Policy Project (section)

== Sexual misconduct scandal ==

In August 2009, seven MPP staffers quit following an alleged incident of sexual misconduct<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hightimes.com/news/bean/6133|title=David Bienenstock and Richard Cusick, "Scandal at the Marijuana Policy Project," High Times, January 14, 2010.|access-date=19 December 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118123239/http://hightimes.com/news/bean/6133|archive-date=18 January 2010}}</ref> by then executive director Rob Kampia involving a female staffer after an office [[happy hour]]. According to former employees, department heads at the organization unanimously asked Kampia to move into a different position than executive director after the incident.<ref>"Sex scandal lights up the Marijuana Policy Project," Washington Examiner, January 14, 2010.</ref> In January 2010, Kampia was "encouraged" by the MPP Board of Directors to take a three-month leave of absence, and his return was subject to "convincing the board he had dealt with his issues."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2010/01/mpps_rob_kampia_taking_three-m.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919233718/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2010/01/mpps_rob_kampia_taking_three-m.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 19, 2012|title=Reliable Source - Marijuana Policy Project's Rob Kampia takes therapy leave after sexual misconduct|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> In April 2010, Kampia returned to the organization after the leave of absence.