John P. Walters is the president and chief executive officer of the Hudson Institute; he was appointed in January 2021. He joined Hudson in 2009 as the executive vice president and most recently was t
John Walters meets with President George W. Bush in 2004
In the United States, the use of cannabis for medical purposes is legal in 41 states, four out of five permanently inhabited U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia, as of July 2025. Ten other
Cannabis pills sold by Parke, Davis & Co.
"Cannabis is Medicine, Let States Regulate!" protest in San Francisco, April 4, 2012
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signs a bill to legalize medical cannabis on April 19, 2017
Medical cannabis supporters demonstrate in Los Angeles (August 2007)