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The Marijuana Party will not be listed near the Republican, Democrat or Libertarian Parties on the Nebraska ballot this November. Organizers failed to collect the necessary 5,395 valid signatures - at least 1 percent of the total votes cast for governor in the 2014 general election - to put...

The Estonian Green Party has started gathering signatures for a petition for easier access to medical cannabis in Estonia. "Results of a survey carried out already more than a year ago show that 67 per cent of Estonian residents support regulating cannabis similarly to tobacco, alcohol, and...

The Estonian Green Party has started gathering signatures for a petition for easier access to medical cannabis in Estonia. "Results of a survey carried out already more than a year ago show that 67 per cent of Estonian residents support regulating cannabis similarly to tobacco, alcohol, and...

Lincoln, Nebraska - Those not happy with their choices for president this November could find another option on the Nebraska ballot: the Marijuana Party. The Nebraska Secretary of State's office said Friday that the Marijuana Party of Nebraska turned in about 9,000 petition signatures this...

Democrats have adopted a platform that their members are trumpeting as the "most progressive platform in party history" - and when it comes to marijuana, Dems aren't just blowing smoke. The Party of the Donkey has taken a position on marijuana that no major political party in the United States...

America's millions of cannabis consumers and allies scored a major victory Saturday in Orlando when the committee in charge of the Democratic Party's official platform approved a measure calling for ending pot's federal status as the world's most dangerous drug, as well as "a reasoned pathway to...

Japan prides itself on having a low tolerance for guns and drugs, but a tiny political party has become the first to adopt an election plank of scrapping a research ban on medical use of marijuana. Proponents say such use could ease cancer-related pain, prevent dementia, and cut soaring...

Japan prides itself on having a low tolerance for guns and drugs, but a tiny political party has become the first to adopt an election plank of scrapping a research ban on medical use of marijuana. Proponents say such use could ease cancer-related pain, prevent dementia, and cut soaring...

The political eyes of the nation will be turned to Cleveland in little more than a week for the Republican National Convention. Don Murphy won't be viewing it from his Catonsville couch. The 55-year-old will be a part of it. For Murphy, director of conservative outreach for the Marijuana...

For the first time, a major U.S. political party has embraced a strongly reformist platform plank on marijuana. Members of a panel of the Democratic National Committee Platform Drafting Committee approved the language last weekend. Though it's not as forthright as the position sought by...

For all of its flaws, the Democratic party does still have a chance to do some good in the remainder of this election as they work to solidify their platform and for a more cohesive party plan. One of these elements which seem to be falling into places is a common-sense consensus about the...

Dana Larson founding member of both the Marijuana Party of Canada and the BC Marijuana Party, as well as used to be editor of cannabis culture is now giving away free cannabis seeds to Canadian citizens who wish grow it outdoors and possibly in public places and front gardens to increase the...

The Florida Democratic Party has endorsed the 2016 medical marijuana initiative. The state executive committee unanimously backed the resolution during Democratic County Chair Association retreat Saturday. The Florida Democratic Party unanimously supported the amendment in 2014. In the...

The Liberal Democrats have become the first major party to support the legalisation of cannabis, a move, they argue, that will reduce drug-related crime and raise around £1bn in tax revenue. The policy was overwhelmingly approved by delegates at the Lib Dems' spring conference in York on...

As politicians across the U.S. debate medical marijuana laws and legalization for recreational purposes, a group in Nebraska is taking a different approach: forming a political party supporting medical marijuana legalization. The group, Legal Marijuana Now Nebraska, will need to gather 6,500...

A different political tactic is being taken by local marijuana supporters. Rather than mount a challenging petition drive to put the issue in front of voters, they're attempting to form a new political party. "Some medications just don't work," medical marijuana supporter Frank Riojas...

An elderly hippy aims to campaign for the legalisation of cannabis by joining the mayoral contest – backed by the multi-millionaire founder of social networking site Bebo. Lee Harris – who 50 years ago was among the first to seek the prohibition of drugs in Britain, is gathering the required...

The Cannabis Party is calling for legislation to create a specialised hemp licencing body. The Medicines Control agency is unsuitable for regulating and licencing hemp, according to the Cannabis Party. "The two months wait to obtain a licence is too slow and bureaucratic, while the $511...