KIP Spring 2027 - State Policies Intern - Marijuana Policy Project Foundation

Stand Together; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 5,500 - 7,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend included

Job summary

Stand Together Fellowship is seeking an intern for the State Policies program, working remotely with the Marijuana Policy Project Foundation. The role focuses on cannabis policy research, monitoring legislation, and drafting communications for advocates and lawmakers.

Under supervision, you will analyze policy, draft written materials, and assist with outreach to supporters and legislators. This full-time remote internship is open to undergraduate, graduate, law students, or recent graduates.

Qualifications

• Strong research and writing skills for policy-related content.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work independently in a remote team.

Responsibilities

• Monitor legislation in assigned states and identify bills to support or oppose.
• Draft emails, letters, and testimony related to cannabis policy.
• Research legislators’ stances and maintain a policy stance tracker.
• Assist with advocacy tasks, including remote testimony and coordinating with allied groups.

Skills

Research

Writing

Policy analysis

Time management

Independent work

Education

Undergraduate/Graduate/Law student or recent graduate

Job description

The Koch Internship Program (KIP)

The Koch Internship Program (KIP) is a paid experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers professional development, leadership training, and meaningful work experience at non-profits tackling some of our nation's most pressing policy challenges all over the United States. Early-career professionals including undergraduate/graduate/law students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply. Eligible candidates will be geographically located in and authorized to work in the United States through the duration of the program. Successful candidates will interview with both our non-profit partner organizations and Stand Together Fellowships staff, so we strongly encourage you to begin the admissions process early!

Marijuana Policy Project Foundation is looking for an assistant for State Policies who is self-motivated and comfortable working independently in a small remote group setting. The intern for State Policies will contribute to MPPF’s mission of reforming cannabis laws and educating cannabis regulators, consumers, and state legislators. Under the supervision of the Director of State Policies, the intern’s primary functions will include research and writing related to cannabis policy, and monitoring legislation. This position requires real-time outreach and research with limited oversight. The intern must be extremely detail-oriented and have excellent time management skills.

This role is full-time and remote.

Responsibilities:

• Monitoring legislation in assigned states and identifying bills MPPF should support or oppose.
• Performing cannabis policy research and writing, including drafting emails to MPPF’s supporters in assigned states, form letters to lawmakers, informational handouts, web content, and written testimony on key bills.
• Researching legislators’ stances on cannabis policies in certain states and updating a spreadsheet of their stances.
• Performing other advocacy-related tasks, which may include testifying remotely at legislative hearings, scheduling legislative meetings, mobilizing grassroots allies, and coordinating with allied organizations to support or oppose legislation.

$7,500 - $7,500 a year

Stand Together Fellowships pays participants a stipend of either $7,500 for full-time participants working approximately 32 hours per week at the partner organization, or $5,500 for part-time participants working approximately 24 hours per week at the partner organization. Attending the entirety of the online and on-site KIP programming is required for both full and part-time participants.

Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participantsand applicantswith honesty, dignity, respectand sensitivity.We welcome all qualified applicants regardless ofcolor,race,religion,religious creed,sex,genderor gender identity,gender expression,sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy(including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions),military andveteran status,genetic information,maritalor familialstatus, political affiliation,or any other legallyrecognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.