Legal Marijuana Now Party
The Legal Marijuana Now Party (LMN) is a political third party in the United States. The party's platform includes abolishing the Drug Enforcement Administration and legalizing hemp and marijuana.[1] As of 2024, the party has ballot access in Minnesota and Nebraska.
Legal Marijuana Now Party
LMN
1998
Independent Grassroots Party (1996–1997)
Freedom Gazette
The Legal Marijuana Now Party was established in Minnesota in 1998 to oppose marijuana prohibition. In 1996, the Grassroots Party of Minnesota split, with some former members forming the Independent Grassroots Party. By 1998, members of the Independent Grassroots Party formed the Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now Party.[2] In the 2010s the party began expansion attempts to other states, gaining presidential election ballot access in Iowa for the 2016 election by petition.[3] The party continues expansion in the 2020s, gaining ballot access in Nebraska as the Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party in 2021.[4]
Platform[edit]
The Legal Marijuana Now Party's platform centers around marijuana legalization, including hemp legalization.[1] The party has advocated legalizing the home cultivation of marijuana and expunging past cannabis convictions.[44] It has also advocated broader anti-drug prohibition policies including abolishing the Drug Enforcement Administration and banning employee drug testing.[1][44]
The party defines its platform as the United States Bill of Rights in its constitution.[45][46]