MPP has formed a strategic alliance with The 420 Times, Southern California's premiere magazine of medical marijuana and natural healing.  Collectives, physicians and natural healers who support MPP's work to reform marijuana laws can now receive a discounted advertising rate with The 420 Times based on the amount of their recent donation to MPP (within the past 30 days).  Advertisers can deduct up to $150 off of their normal rate and simultaneously help push forward sensible marijuana laws and advance patients' rights to safely and legally access medical marijuana.

For more information about this offer, go to The 420 Times.

MPP is hiring a Membership Assistant to work in its Membership Department. Four unpaid internship positions are also available in our Washington, D.C. office.

Membership Assistant
This is a full-time, paid internship; it pays $9 per hour, and applicants should be able to commit to working for at least four months (although longer is welcomed). Most MPP interns are recent grads, although that's not required. This position is a chance for a meticulous, detail-oriented person to play a crucial and responsible role in a successful nonprofit organization.

Responsibilities
The Membership Assistant is responsible for two key areas: * Researching prospective donors, which involves substantial Internet research. * Keeping MPP members' and other supporters' information continuously up-to-date in MPP's database. (This includes updating street addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and other information.) Additional tasks may occasionally be assigned as well.

Qualifications
First and foremost, the Membership Assistant must be meticulous and have an exacting attention to detail. Candidates should also have strong Internet research skills, the ability to work independently, and a professional demeanor. The position does not require experience with using databases, although the Membership Intern will need to become proficient in using MPP's database. Candidates should expect a fast-paced, professional environment.

To Apply
To apply for this position, please visit http://www.mpp.org/internships and follow the application guidelines listed on that page. Please note that interviews are being conducted on a rolling basis, and interested individuals are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Spring Internships
Looking for a spring internship that doesn’t revolve around getting coffee and waiting for the day to end? MPP is hiring spring interns to work in one of four different areas: federal policies, state policies, online social networking, and events. These are unpaid, part-time internships (8-16 hours per week), with class credit available.

MPP internships have few similarities to traditional internships. You will not be getting coffee, stuck at a photocopier all day, or hidden in a dark corner with nothing to do. You'll be doing real, substantive work, surrounded by smart people, and you'll be helping to change laws. We have four internships available:

1. Our State Policies Intern formats and posts news articles on each of MPP's state Web pages; monitors news for marijuana-related articles; maintains MPP's state Web pages; and does miscellaneous projects as assigned, anything from research to calling activists.

2. Our Federal Policies Intern monitors news for articles related to marijuana policy in targeted districts; assists with outreach to activists; makes calls to MPP members and volunteers to generate pressure on members of Congress; conducts research; helps with database clean-up; and occasionally attends hearings on the Hill to write summaries for the department's staff.

3. Our Online Social Networking Intern posts content to MPP’s social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter; responds to questions and comments on MySpace and Twitter (and sometimes Facebook); and occasionally does other projects like compiling information about our top supporters on social networking sites.

4. Our Events Intern helps with outreach and promotion for celebrity fundraisers, including MPP’s annual party at the Playboy Mansion; provides administrative event support; and may occasionally assist with MPP’s grants program as well.

Qualifications: You need to be really smart and write well, without embarrassing comma splices or apostrophe abuse. And you need to be highly organized, care about details, and be able to hold your own in a fast-paced, professional environment while working reasonably independently.

To Apply: Please send a one-page cover letter and one to two-page resume to Alison Green, by e-mailing them to internships@mpp.org. In your cover letter, please specify (1) how you learned about MPP's job opening, (2) which internship(s) you are applying for (feel free to say “all”), (3) why you are interested in working with MPP, (3) your long-term view of marijuana policy, and (4) your position on the larger “war on drugs.”

The Marijuana Policy Project will be joining Kush LA Magazine and DailyBuds.com, LA’s fastest growing marijuana media outlets, at an epic two-day concert for reform hosted by Cheech and Chong and featuring Cypress Hill. 

Concert headliners include Slipknot, the Deftones, special guest Sublime, and a cannabis expo.  Rapper Mickey Avalon and “celebreality” star Adrianne Curry will appear to greet visitors and sign copies of Kush LA magazine’s October issue featuring Cheech and Chong. MPP will share with concertgoers the latest news in their work to end criminal penalties for marijuana use, and ensure safe and legal access to medical marijuana. 

We’ll have literature, merchandise, and a chance to play the “Wheel of Reform” for anyone who wants to help them make history.

The concert runs from noon to 11 pm on October 23 and 24 at the San Manuel Amphitheatre and festival grounds in San Bernardino, CA. Tickets and concert info are available here: http://www.guerillaunion.com/smokeout/.

Time and time again, White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske has said that legalization is “not in the president’s vocabulary, and it’s not in mine.” MPP is concerned that Pres. Obama doesn’t know this word. If it’s not in his vocabulary, how can he make an informed decision about its merits?

To clear things up, we created a Web page that allows you to email Pres. Obama the definition of the word legalization. It also gives you a chance to let him know that you support ending marijuana prohibition.

Go here to help put the word "legalization" in Obama's vocabulary: https://secure2.convio.net/mpp/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=361

Thanks for your support!

The Marijuana Policy Project is now hiring fall interns to work in our State Policies, Federal Policies, and Outreach departments. These are unpaid, part-time internships (2-3 days/week) for the fall semester, with class credit available.

MPP internships have few similarities to a traditional internship. You will not be getting coffee, stuck at a photocopier all day, or hidden in a dark corner with nothing to do. You'll be doing real, substantive work in a fast-paced environment, surrounded by smart people, and you'll be helping to change laws.

Interns in MPP's State Policies and Federal Policies departments assist with news monitoring, generating pressure on legislators, Web updates, activist outreach, research projects, and more.

Interns in MPP's Outreach department assist with MPP's video production work, including digitizing and cataloguing MPP's archived video footage and helping with the production of TV ads and original shorts.

Interested? Please visit http://www.mpp.org/jobs for more information about each position and to apply.

Your name
Your phone (home and/or cell)
Days you're willing to volunteer (Saturday and/or Sunday)
Time slots you are available

10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (3.5 hours)
1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (3.5 hours)
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (3 hours)

(Feel free to sign up for more than one shift!)