Cannabis Political Parties in Various Countries
- Australia:
- J.J. McRoach ran for the Australian Marijuana Party in the 1970s.
- Legalise Cannabis Australia and The Hemp Party are active in state elections.
- The Drug Law Reform Party focuses on drug law liberalization.
- Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party won seats in the 2021 election.
- Canada:
- The Marijuana Party of Canada was launched in 2000 by Marc-Boris St-Maurice.
- Provincial-level party organizations exist alongside the federal Marijuana Party.
- Denmark:
- Various parties like Liberal Alliance, Alternativet, Socialist Peoples Party, and Danish Social Liberal Party support cannabis legalization.
- France:
- Cannabis Sans Frontière, led by Farid Ghehiouèche, has participated in elections in France.
- Greece:
- Attempts to establish the Cannabis Party of Greece have been ongoing since 2015.
Cannabis Political Parties in Europe
- Spain:
- Partido Cannabis and Luz Verde are notable parties advocating for cannabis legalization.
- RCN-NOK was active in the Navarra region until 2021.
- Ireland:
- Efforts to establish a Cannabis Legalisation Party in Ireland.
- Luke Ming Flanagan elected to The Dáil in 2011.
- People Before Profit party supports cannabis legalization.
- Norway:
- DnC (Det norske Cannabispartiet) is a registered political party advocating for cannabis legalization.
Cannabis Political Parties in Asia, Africa, and Oceania
- Israel:
- The Ale Yarok (Green Leaf) party in Israel has participated in six elections.
- Kenya:
- Roots party by Prof. George Wajakoya enacted a bill to legalize marijuana for export, medicinal, and recreational purposes.
- New Zealand:
- Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party and Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand support cannabis legalization.
- Philippines:
- Medical Cannabis Party (MedCann) supports industrial hemp and medicinal cannabis.
- South Africa:
- Iqela Lentsango: The Dagga Party of South Africa advocates for cannabis legalization.
Cannabis Political Parties in the United States
- Active parties include Grassroots—Legalize Cannabis Party and Legal Marijuana Now Party.
- Libertarian Party and Green Party advocate for marijuana legalization.
- Historical parties include Anti-prohibition Party and Grassroots Party.
Historical and Recent Developments in Cannabis Political Parties
- Notable historical parties like Youth International Party and Legal Marijuana Now Party.
- Recent developments include Legal Marijuana Now Party’s influence on the Democratic Party in Minnesota and Nebraska.
- Various minor parties have gained significant voter support in recent elections, challenging major party dominance.
- Legalize Marijuana Now advocates have been active in petitioning for pro-marijuana policies and increasing representation for third parties.
Cannabis political parties Data Sources
| Reference | URL |
|---|---|
| Glossary | https:/glossary/cannabis-political-parties |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_political_parties |
| Wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5032604 |
| Knowledge Graph | https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/11j68dg42g |
| DBPedia | http://dbpedia.org/resource/Cannabis_political_parties |
| Product Ontology | http://www.productontology.org/id/Cannabis_political_parties |