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The Marijuana Policy Project has four job openings in our headquarters in Washington, D.C.:

• Office administrator/bookkeeper

The office administrator/bookkeeper manages MPP's main office, does all bookkeeping, and assists the executive director. This position is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to all aspects of operating a fast-paced grassroots lobbying organization. The successful candidate will be a highly organized self-starter with excellent written and verbal communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, and a professional demeanor and appearance. Experience with accounting, bookkeeping, or QuickBooks is strongly preferred.

• Director of State Policies

The director of State Policies manages MPP's grassroots and direct lobbying efforts in all state legislatures, as well as managing MPP's State Policies Department staff. The overarching goal of the position is to pass medical marijuana legislation and/or marijuana regulation legislation in state legislatures while preventing bad bills from being enacted. The position requires strong political instincts, solid political or government relations experience, and exceptional management skills.

• Membership & Events fellowship:

The membership & events fellow assists MPP's Membership and Grants & VIP Outreach departments. The Grants & VIP Outreach Department coordinates MPP's special events and manages MPP's grants program, which dispenses $1.5 million annually in support of efforts that foster measurable changes in marijuana policy. The Membership Department coordinates MPP's fundraising, conducts donor research, oversees communications with members, maintains MPP's member database, processes donations, and submits grant applications. The fellowship begins in late August or early September, pays $9 per hour, and requires a minimum four-month commitment.

• State Policies internship:

The State Policies intern works in MPP's State Policies Department, which is dedicated to reforming marijuana laws on the state level through direct lobbying and by inspiring lobbying at the grassroots level by individuals and allied organizations. This is an unpaid, part-time internship with class credit available. Interns work 16-20 hours per week and have the chance to play a responsible role in a successful nonprofit organization.

For all positions, please visit http://www.mpp.org/jobs for full job descriptions, salary information, and instructions on how to apply.

Thank you for your interest!

Sincerely,

Alison Green
Chief of Staff
Marijuana Policy Project

I thought you might enjoy this video of a 25-minute legalization debate I did recently. It aired on a news network that broadcasts primarily to Arab audiences across Europe and the Middle East.

While we continue to work for reforms like medical marijuana, changes in drug sentencing, restoring financial aid to students with drug convictions and limiting the use of SWAT teams to emergency situations, it's also important to get the truth out about the failure, the harm and the injustice of drug prohibition itself.

Please watch the video (it's in three parts), please send it to a friend, and please make a donation today to help us get the truth out, around the globe, about drug prohibition and the need to end it.

 

 

David Borden
Executive Director, StoptheDrugWar.org (DRCNet)
News & Activism Promoting Sensible Reform