Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy
The Cannabis and Social Policy Center (CASP) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) research cooperative led by two Research Directors (RD): Dr. Michelle Sexton, Executive Medical Research Director and Dr. Dominic Corva, Executive Social Science Research Director. She is based out of San Diego, and he is based out of Seattle. The Research Directors set the agenda of the Center at the annual Board meeting, held every December at the Emerald Cup in Santa Rosa, California. Funds are raised on a rolling basis, as-needed, from the following sources: Consulting Fees from RD Subcontracting (The State of Maryland and BOTEC Corp. for example); course teaching at the University of Washington; fundraisers such as the Original Terpestival; and finally CASP network asks by RDs and Board members, including Friends and Family. The RDs cooperatively share responsibilities usually associated with an Executive Director. The CASP agenda is determined by Researchers, not Administrators; and its small-to-medium size fundraising base that includes a mix of remunerated public sector education and contract work, at least one annual fundraiser, and small, infrequent donations.