Independent Grassroots Party

The Independent Grassroots Party was a moderate, democratic socialist political third party in the U.S. state of Minnesota created in 1996 to oppose drug prohibition. The party shared many of the progressive values of the Farmer-Labor Party but with an emphasis on cannabis/hemp legalization issues.

Independent Grassroots Party
Founded1996 (1996)
Dissolved1998
Preceded byGrassroots Party
Succeeded byLegal Marijuana Now Party
IdeologyMarijuana legalization
ColorsGreen
  • Politics of Minnesota
  • Political parties
  • Elections

Some political scholars have speculated that Minnesota's marijuana political parties are responsible for the state DFL Party embracing cannabis legalization two decades later.

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