Grassroots Party
American political party advocating marijuana legalization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Grassroots—Legalize Cannabis Party or Independent Grassroots Party.
The Grassroots Party was a political third party in the United States established in 1986 to oppose drug prohibition. The party shared many of the progressive values of the Farmer-Labor Party but with an emphasis on cannabis/hemp legalization issues, and the organization traced their roots to the Youth International Party of the 1960s.[1][2][3]
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Grassroots Party | |
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Abbreviation | GRP |
Founded | 1986 (1986) |
Dissolved | 2012 |
Preceded by | Youth International Party |
Succeeded by | Legal Marijuana Now Party |
Newspaper | The Canvas |
Ideology | Marijuana legalization |
Colors | Green |
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The Grassroots Party was active in the U.S. states of Iowa, Minnesota, and Vermont. The party was most successful in Vermont, where they achieved major party qualification in 1996,[4] a status which they retained for six years, until 2002.