Legal Marijuana Now Party

Legal Marijuana Now Party
AbbreviationLMN
ChairpersonRudy Reyes
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Preceded byIndependent Grassroots Party (1996–1997)
NewspaperFreedom Gazette
IdeologyCannabis legalization
Colors  Green, gold, red
Seats in the Senate
0 / 100
Seats in the House
0 / 435
Governorships
0 / 50
State Upper House Seats
0 / 1,972
State Lower House Seats
0 / 5,411
Website
www.legalmarijuananowparty.com
Legal Marijuana Now Party sign assortment, circa 2016—2024

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.

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BlochTeenVogue was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Joint Ops was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BallotInIowa16 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NebraskaCertifiedAssociatedPress was invoked but never defined (see the help page).