Rob Kampia

Rob Kampia is a co-founder of the Marijuana Policy Project and the National Cannabis Industry Association. He served as MPP's executive director until November 2017, when he stepped down amid increasing public scrutiny of men accused of sexual assault and harassment. Kampia briefly took the new position of director of strategic development, until a few weeks later, when MPP's board (including Kampia) unanimously voted to remove him.Kampia subsequently started an organization called Marijuana Leadership Campaign.In February 2018, "NCIA’s Board of Directors voted to remove Rob Kampia in accordance with our bylaws after an ethics committee review surfaced a pattern of behavior unbecoming of a board member." Kampia labeled his ouster as a "coup" in an attempt to save face and spin some sort of public sympathy. This occurred soon after prominent NCIA board member Kayvan Khalatbari had resigned, in part, because the organization hadn't moved to reject Kampia sooner.