Legalize Marijuana Party
Legalize Marijuana Party | |
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Spokesperson | Ed Forchion |
Founded | 1998 |
Ideology | Cannabis legalization |
The Legalize Marijuana Party is a political third party in the U.S. state of New Jersey established in 1998 by Edward Forchion to protest cannabis prohibition.[1][2][3]
Election results
Results in county elections
Forchion ran for Camden County Freeholder in 1999, and Burlington County Freeholder in 2000. In a bid for Burlington County Freeholder in 2004, Forchion got 2,932 votes.[4][5][6]
Results in New Jersey state elections
Year | Office | Candidate | Popular Votes | Percentage |
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1999 | NJ General Assembly 8 | Edward Forchion | 659 | 1.2% |
2005 | NJ Governor | Edward Forchion | 9,137 | 0.4% |
2011 | NJ General Assembly 8 | Edward Forchion | 1,653 | 1.9% |
Results in federal elections
Year | Office | Candidate | Popular Votes | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | US Representative 1 | Edward Forchion | 1,257[7] | 1.0% |
2000 | US Representative 1 | Edward Forchion | 1,959[8] | 0.9% |
2006 | US Senator | Edward Forchion | 11,593 | 0.5% |
2012 | US Representative 3 | Edward Forchion | 1,956[9] | 0.6% |
2014 | US Representative 12 | Don Dezarn | 1,330[10] | 0.9% |
2016 | US Representative 12 | Edward Forchion | 6,094[11] | 2.1% |
History
In 2014, Forchion filed a lawsuit in an attempt to get onto the ballot in New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. A judge dismissed the lawsuit.[12][13][14][15]
See also
- Cannabis political parties of the United States
- Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party
- Legal Marijuana Now Party
- United States Marijuana Party
References
- ↑ Valania, Jonathan (May 29, 2002). "Smokey and the Bandit". Philadelphia Weekly.
- ↑ Kindbud, Seymour (2012). "Dr. Kindbud's Weed-O-Pedia: Prime Nuggets of Marijuana Facts and Stoner Trivia". Cider Mill Press. ISBN 9781604332681.
- ↑ Weissmann, Elena (August 11, 2016). "Pot-Smoking Politician Takes His Biggest Hit Yet: 11 Drug Charges". The Daily Caller.
- ↑ Couloumbis, Angela (July 9, 1999). "A campaign of marijuana smoking: A Camden County freeholder board candidate inhales and gets himself arrested". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ↑ Holliday, Eileen (October 14, 2000). "Forchion Crusading To Legalize Marijuana". Gloucester County Times.
- ↑ "2004 General Election Burlington County Final Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2004.
- ↑ "Official List Candidate Returns for House of Representatives For November 1998 General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 1, 1998.
- ↑ "Official List Candidate Returns for House of Representatives For November 2000 General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. April 17, 2008.
- ↑ "Official List Candidate Returns for House of Representatives For November 2012 General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. January 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Official List Candidates for House of Representatives 11/4/2014 General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Official List Candidates for House of Representatives 11/08/2016 General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 6, 2016.
- ↑ Cavaliere, Victoria (June 12, 2014). "NJ Democrats try to boot Legalize Marijuana Party candidate off the ballot". Reuters via The Raw Story.
- ↑ Davis, Mike (July 29, 2014). "Marijuana activist 'N.J. Weedman' must raise $3,500 if he hopes to appear on Congressional ballot". NJ.com.
- ↑ Winger, Richard (July 30, 2014). "New Jersey Independent Congressional Candidate Not Allowed to Pursue Ballot Access Lawsuit Without Paying $3,500 for Transcript". Ballot Access News.
- ↑ Shea, Kevin (April 30, 2016). "NJ Weedman's long, strange trip as marijuana advocate". NJ.com.
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