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New York political party advocating cannabis legalization
The Marijuana Reform Party (abbreviated MRP )[ 1] progressive minor [broken anchor political party in the U.S. state of New York dedicated to the legalization of cannabis .[ 2] Governor of New York and other statewide offices in 1998 and 2002.[ 3]
Gubernatorial tickets [ edit ] 1998 – Thomas K. Leighton and Jeffrey C. Wright[ 4]
2002 – Thomas K. Leighton and Thomas J. Hillgardner[ 5] Results in New York City elections [ edit ] Results in New York State elections [ edit ] Results in federal elections [ edit ] Competition with the Green Party [ edit ] In 1998, gubernatorial candidate Tom Leighton accused the Green Party of New York of trying to have him removed several times from the November ballot by "challenging the validity of his petition signatures".[ 12] [ 12] [ 13]
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