Grassroots Democracy

Yes, the Green Party of the United States certainly sounds like it’d be the most canna-friendly political party out there. After all, consumer advocate and Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader in 2000 said he supported legalization and, if elected, would overhaul the country’s “self-defeating and antiquated drug laws,” according to NORML and media reports. And Nader was pro-hemp as well, saying, “Industrial hemp has the potential to dramatically reduce our dependence on petroleum-based products. Yet, it is illegal to grow industrial hemp in the United States due to misguided laws which equate it with a drug, all scientific evidence to the contrary.” Considering Greens put a major emphasis on grassroots democracy, social justice and human rights, it should come as no surprise that the party also embraces marijuana rights and MMJ issues. In fact, in 2005, Green Party leaders urged state and local governments to defend access to medical cannabis. “Greens defended the right of state and local governments to act in the best interests of their constituents and for the right to life and health of people suffering AIDS, cancer, glaucoma and other ailments for which marijuana has provided quick and effective relief,” according to a statement from the Green Party of the United States—which formed in the U.S. in 1984. The party is also pro-decrim, stating, “The Green Party supports decriminalization of drugs, especially marijuana, calling drug abuse a medical problem requiring treatment instead of a crime, and urges Congress to change national drug laws.”

Also, just so you know, the Green Party does not accept donations from corporations. Man—this party just gets better and better!