Cannabis Party (Denmark) Explained

Country:Denmark
Colorcode:green
Cannabis Party
Native Name:Hampepartiet
Leader:Klaus Trier Tuxen[1]
Foundation:2001
Headquarters:Copenhagen
Ideology:Cannabis legalisation
Seats1 Title:Regions
Seats2 Title:Municipal councils

The Cannabis Party or The Hemp Party (Danish: Hampepartiet) is a single issue, local political party in Denmark. The party stands for the legalisation of cannabis.

History

The party was founded in 2001 with the only goal to legalise cannabis in Denmark.

The party has run in all municipal elections since its foundation, as well as the elections for regional councils in 2009 and 2013.
They intend to run in a Folketing election, but have not yet managed to do so.[2]

Election results

Municipal councils

DateSeats
±
2001New
2005 0
2009 0
2013 0
2017 0

Amt & Regional elections

DateVotesSeats
±
20012005Did not run
3,179New
20133,175 0
2017 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hampepartiet.dk - Kontakt . 2015-12-16 . 2016-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160118070304/http://hampepartiet.dk/index.php/contact . dead .
  2. Web site: Hampepartiet.dk - Forside . 2015-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160116103805/http://hampepartiet.dk/index.php . 2016-01-16 . dead .