Loretta Nall
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| Loretta Nall | |
 Loretta Nall with a campaign sign supporting her 2006 Alabama gubernatorial bid. |
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| Born | 1974 |
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| Residence | Alabama |
| Political party | US Marijuana Party |
| Website: http://www.nallforgovernor.com | |
Loretta Nall is the founder of the United States Marijuana Party (USMP) which calls for the legalization of cannabis and is a write-in candidate for governor of Alabama.
She founded the USMP in 2002. In 2005, Nall co-founded Alabamians for Caring Use, a medical marijuana advocacy/lobbying group. Before his 2005 Vancouver, Canada arrest, the so-called "Prince of Pot," Marc Emery, employed Nall under the auspices of Cannabis Culture Magazine. Nall herself was booked and jailed for less than one day on September 17, 2002 for posession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after police made a search of her home.[1]
Besides advocating the legalization of cannabis in the United States, Nall is also an outspoken critic of the world-wide War on Drugs. After a 2004 visit to Colombia, she has spoken and written against the United States and Colombian militaries' fumigation of Colombian coca fields with herbicides, citing dangers to local human populations and the environment.
Nall also calls for tax credits for homeschoolers, American withdrawal from the Iraq War, and she opposes the No Child Left Behind, USA PATRIOT, and REAL ID acts.
[edit] Nall for Governor
Nall secured the Libertarian Party of Alabama's 2006 nomination for governor of Alabama at the party's 8 April 2006 convention in Montgomery, Alabama.[2][3] Since Nall's campaign failed to collect the 40,000+ signatures required to achieve state-wide ballot access in Alabama, she ran as a write-in candidate against Republican incumbent Bob Riley and Democratic challenger Lucy Baxley. The election was won by Riley.
Nall says that she will continue to run for Alabama office in the future.[4]
Nall is a contributor to LewRockwell.com.[5][6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Bernard, Elizabeth. "Meet Loretta Nall by Elizabeth Bernard". [1]. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
- ^ "Libertarians name gubernatorial candidate." Montgomery Advertiser. 2 August 2006.[2]
- ^ Davis, John. "Woman heads Libertarian ticket." Montgomery Advertiser. 2 August 2006.[3]
- ^ Bunting, Josh. "Third Party Candidates to Run for Office Nov. 7." The Spirit. 6 November 2006.
- ^ Nall, Loretta. "Colombia." LewRockwell.com. 17 November 2004.[4]
- ^ Nall, Loretta. "My Day in Court." LewRockwell.com. 18 March 2005.[5]
[edit] External links
- U.S. Marijuana Party
- Nall's official 2006 campaign website
- Alabamians for Caring Use
- Pot TV (Nall has been a reporter for this subsidiary of Cannabis Culture Magazine)
- MSNBC mention of Nall's gubernatorial campaign (YouTube video)
- Downloadable audio interview with Free Talk Live
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| Preceded by John Sophocleus |
Libertarian Party Nominee for Governor of Alabama 2006 |
Succeeded by undecided |
