The Marijuana Party (French: Parti Marijuana) is a Canadian federal political party Parti Marijuana Party (PMP) whose short-form name that appears on the voting ballots as Radical Marijuana. It lobbies to end prohibition of cannabis. With the exception of this one issue, the party does not have "official policy" in any other area. Thus, party Candidates are free to express their own personal views on all other political issues - even if such views contradict the personal opinions of other party Candidates or the party leader. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Became leader of the Marijuana Party of Canada in 2005, following the resignation of Marc-Boris St-Maurice. ... For the general concept, see Prohibitionism. ... This article is about the plant genus Cannabis. ... Black-and-white is a broad adjectival term used to describe a number of monochrome forms of visual arts. ... This article is about federal states. ... A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... For the general concept, see Prohibitionism. ... Cannabis, also known as marijuana[1] or ganja (Hindi: गांजा),[2] is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa. ...

The party was founded by Marc-Boris St-Maurice, an activist and member of the punk group GrimSkunk. After a 1991 arrest for possession of marijuana, he vowed to legalize cannabis. He started by creating the Bloc pot, a Quebec political party and eventually, as the current law prohibiting the possession of cannabis is a federal law, founded the federal Marijuana Party. On February 28, 2005, St-Maurice announced his intention to join the Liberal Party in order to work for liberalized marijuana laws from within the governing party. Marc-Boris St-Maurice is the leader of the Marijuana Party of Canada. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... GrimSkunk is a rock band from Montreal, Quebec with punk, rock, progressive and world music influences. ... Cannabis, also known as marijuana[1] or ganja (Hindi: गांजा),[2] is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa. ... The Bloc pot is a political party in the Canadian province of Quebec that is dedicated to the legalization of marijuana. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party. ...

Blair T. Longley became the new party leader following St-Maurice's resignation. Became leader of the Marijuana Party of Canada in 2005, following the resignation of Marc-Boris St-Maurice. ...

In the November 2000 federal election, the party nominated candidates in 73 ridings in seven provinces and won 66,419 votes (0.52% of national popular vote). In the June 2004 federal election, the party nominated almost the same number of candidates (71), but won only 33,590 votes (0.25% of the national popular vote). In the January 2006 federal election, the party ran candidates in only 23 ridings and received 9,275 votes (0.06% of the national popular vote). In Nunavut riding, however, the party's candidate won 7.88% of all ballots cast and finished in fourth place, ahead of the Greens. The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of Canada. ... An electoral district is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canadas representative democracy is based. ... The Canadian federal election, 2004 (more formally, the 38th general election), was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... Rendition of party representation in the 39th Canadian parliament decided by this election. ... An electoral district is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canadas representative democracy is based. ... Nunavut is a federal electoral district in Nunavut, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. ...

The decline in the party's fortunes may be linked to several factors.

In January and May, 2004, changes were made to Canada's electoral laws which significantly reduced the fund raising abilities the Marijuana Party of Canada. The elections law was changed to make the Marijuana Party Tax Credit scheme become a crime, and a vote for the bigger parties became worth money to the bigger parties, but was worth nothing to the smaller parties. These changes in the elections laws wiped out 95% of the party's previous legal abilities to raise funds, while providing nothing to replace that with.

In the context of a vote for the party being worth nothing, while a vote for bigger parties was worth something, a large number of the previous members of the Marijuana Party decided to switch to join the bigger political parties. A number of currently-elected federal political parties, including the Liberal Party of Canada, the Bloc Québécois (Bloc) and the New Democratic Party (NDP), have been making small moves toward decriminalization of the drug. Additionally, the currently-unelected but larger Green Party of Canada also endorses the legalization of cannabis (in a manner similar to alcohol) as one part of their platform. About 90% of the original members of the Marijuana Party, during the 2004 and 2006 elections, switched to support bigger political parties. What was left of the Marijuana Party was the radical rump of marijuana militants that did not want to go mainstream, and one expression of this was that the short-form of the party name was changed to Radical Marijuana. The Radical Marijuana position is that marijuana is good, while the government is evil, and that is the real reason why marijuana is illegal. Pot is the single best plant on the planet for people for food, fiber, fun and medicine. Marijuana laws have never been based on anything but dishonesty, backed up with violence, from governments. Huge lies that marijuana was almost as bad as murder were popularized at the beginning of pot prohibition. The demonization of marijuana made it possible to criminalize all cannabis, and thereby put the hemp industry out of business. The history of pot prohibition was rooted in racism and an aspect of general political corruption. Pot prohibition is a tool of persecution that fits inside of a fascist plutocracy, that is used as an excuse to build more fascist police state powers. Marijuana laws started with dishonesty, backed up with violence from governments, and those laws have been driving a vicious spiral of dishonesty and violence thereafter, through forcing marijuana into the black market, where it becomes worth 1,000 times more than marijuana would be worth if it were truly legal. The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party. ... The Bloc Québécois (BQ) is a centre-left federal political party in Canada that defines itself as devoted to the promotion of sovereignty for Quebec. ... This article is about the Canadian political party. ... Decriminalization is the reduction or abolition of criminal penalties in relation to certain acts. ... The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983. ... Legalization is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently illegal. ...

The Marijuana Party of Canada could not exist without past victories in court.

One such victory made each federal candidate's $1,000 nomination deposit fully refundable. Another reduced the number of candidates required for official party status from 50 to only 1. This has made it possible for the party to barely survive, rather than already have been wiped out. This political party is in a similar position to marijuana in our civilization. Since 2006, about one third of all its Candidates and Agents have been going through the revolving doors of prison. It is common, and reasonable, for many people to be afraid of associating with this party.

Radical Marijuana has little left in common with the mainstream marijuana movements. This party has radically different attitudes towards all political issues: marijuana is the salient symbol and most extreme example of the general pattern of social facts that society is controlled by huge lies and lots of coercion.

Since a vote for Radical Marijuana continues to be worth nothing, while votes for bigger political parties are a significant source of funding for those bigger parties, Parti Marijuana Party has no realistic chance of ever growing or competing against the bigger parties. Radical Marijuana is only a radical protest party.

Radical Marijuana is very different than the original Parti Marijuana Party, but currently has no practical way to communicate that to voters, other than through some articles on its Web site. This party continues to operate in a totally decentralized way. Its Candidates are practically in the same position as Independent Candidates, and its Electoral District Associations are autonomous clones of the party as whole. Radical Marijuana is governed by nothing but the Canada Elections Act, and it has no other by-laws, charter or constitution to govern its operations. It runs on a broken shoe-string budget. Its goal is to try to survive as a registered party, rather than be wiped out.

Party platform

"Legalize marijuana and legalize a revolution."

Election results

The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of Canada. ... The Canadian federal election, 2004 (more formally, the 38th general election), was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... Rendition of party representation in the 39th Canadian parliament decided by this election. ...

Provincial parties

In addition to the Bloc Pot party in Quebec, Marijuana Parties have several separate provincial counterparts, most notably, the British Columbia Marijuana Party which received over 3% of the vote in the 2001 provincial election, and the Marijuana Party of Nova Scotia. The Bloc Pot and the Federal Marijuana Party work together, however, the B.C. Marijuana Party and the Federal Marijuana Party do not work together. Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... The British Columbia Marijuana Party (BCMP) is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis. ... British Columbia riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage of each riding. ...

See also

• Marijuana Party candidates, 2006 Canadian federal election
• Legal issues of cannabis
• Marijuana parties

The Marijuana Party of Canada fielded several candidates in the 2006 federal election, none of whom were elected. ... World laws on cannabis possession (small amount). ... Marijuana parties are formal political parties set up specifically to legalise cannabis. ...

External links

• Marijuana Party of Canada Official Website

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