Editing Marijuana Policy Project (section)

== War on Drug Czar ==

Deciding that government propaganda was a major obstacle to its ballot initiatives, MPP launched its "War on Drug Czar" campaign at the end of 2002, filing numerous complaints against Office of National Drug Control Policy chief [[John P. Walters]]. In a December 5, 2002 Reuters article, Rob Kampia proclaimed, "We want him out of the picture. We want him excommunicated from the federal government forever."<ref name="czar">{{cite web |url=http://www.mpp.org/our-work/campaigns/drug-czar/ |title=War on Drug Czar |publisher=Marijuana Policy Project |access-date=2012-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207185357/http://www.mpp.org/our-work/campaigns/drug-czar/ |archive-date=2012-02-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The complaints, filed with state officials, focused on ONDCP leaders' visits to Alaska, Montana, Nevada, and Oregon. Director John Walters traveled to Nevada and Oregon and Deputy Director Scott Burns traveled to Alaska and Montana to speak against marijuana reform initiatives. However, they did not file any campaign expense reports, which laws in those states require for persons or organizations spending money to either support or oppose ballot measures.<ref name="czar"/>