Comedy Icons Cheech & Chong to Highlight Marijuana Policy Project's 15th Anniversary Gala

Celebrity guests and politicians will help celebrate MPP’s remarkable passage of improved marijuana laws in ‘15 states in 15 years’.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Marijuana Policy Project’s 15th anniversary gala will be held Wednesday, January 13th in Washington, D.C. The event will celebrate past achievements and announce the organization’s new national strategy, including a congressional bill to end marijuana prohibition on the federal level.

This year’s gala features guest speakers such as former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), actor Hal Sparks, and legendary comedians Cheech & Chong.

“2009 was the best year for marijuana policy reform in U.S. history, and the future has never looked brighter,” said Rob Kampia, MPP’s executive director and co-founder. “Perhaps 2010 will be the year our politicians finally get on board with the rest of America and once and for all end our country’s failed marijuana policies.”

When MPP was founded in 1995, medical marijuana was illegal in all 50 states. Since then, 13 states have passed medical marijuana laws, with Michigan becoming the 13th state in November 2008.

By the end of 2010, MPP is hopeful that medical marijuana will be legal in 15 states (with passage in New York and New Jersey) and the District of Columbia. MPP also remains hopeful that the number of states with decriminalization laws will jump from 13 to 15 in 2010 (with Rhode Island and Vermont becoming the 14th and 15th states).

The Marijuana Policy Project’s 15th Anniversary Gala takes place January 13, 2010. Reception from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dinner from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. The location is the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, 20001. Tickets cost $250 each, or $2,000 for a table.

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Evan January 5, 2010 6:11 pm (Pacific time)

"the Marijuana Policy Project, the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States." I think you mean richest. By no means it is the largest. NORML has chapters in virtually every state working around the clock, each with many members. MPP throws more money at states every once in awhile.

We work with both groups and recently featured an interview with Allen St. Pierre. Last year we included Keith Stroup in a video feature, and Madeline Martinez in Pdx is a good friend, thanks.

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