Saskatchewan Marijuana Party
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The Saskatchewan Marijuana Party was officially registered as a political party in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, on June 7, 2006.

Since that time, the party has arranged numerous events and raised awareness of cannabis issues in the province of Saskatchewan.

On January 13, 2007, the Saskatchewan Marijuana Party hosted its first and founding convention. The Saskatchewan Marijuana Party Founding Constitution was adopted, the leadership and executive council voted on and ratified by the membership, and a handful of policy resolutions were adopted.

A highlight of the convention was the leadership race with Ken Sailor challenging Nathan Holowaty, but Nathan was able to beat the opposition and received a confident majority of the members.

The Saskatchewan Marijuana Party ran its first candidate for election during a by-election for the vacant constituency of Martensville on March 5, 2007. Party leader Nathan Holowaty received 38 votes, finishing 6th out of 7 candidates.

The SKMP ran in its first campaign on November 7, 2007
Saskatchewan general election, 2007
The 26th Saskatchewan general election was held on November 7, 2007; the writ was dropped on October 10, 2007. The election determined the composition of the 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

. They fielded five candidates who collected 509 votes (0.12%) running just behind the Western Independence Party who ran 8 candidates. In the riding where the SKMP fielded candidates all received around 1.0%.

See also

  • Politics of Saskatchewan
    Politics of Saskatchewan
    The Politics of Saskatchewan are part of the Canadian federal political system along with the other Canadian provinces. Saskatchewan has a Lieutenant-Governor, Gordon Barnhart, who is the representative of the Crown in Right of Saskatchewan, an elected premier, Brad Wall, leading the Cabinet, and a...

  • List of Saskatchewan political parties

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