Australian Marijuana Party

{{Short description|Defunct Australian political party}} {{distinguish|Legalise Cannabis Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}} {{citations needed|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox political party | name = Australian Marijuana Party | logo = | logo_alt = | colorcode =  | leader = | president = | chairperson = | secretary = | general_secretary = | first_secretary = | secretary_general = | presidium = | governing_body = | standing_committee = | spokesperson = | founder = Jim Billington | founded =  | headquarters = | ideology = | international = | website = | country = Australia }}

The '''[[Australian Marijuana Party]]''' was an Australian political party in the late 1970s and early 1980s.<ref>Australian Marijuana Party, 1970-1980. Papers of Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria, 1915-1998, MS 13492, Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria, 210-2</ref> Its focus was to campaign for the legalisation of [[marijuana]]. It ran candidates in several state and federal elections, although none were elected.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MoAD Wear Your Colours › Badge: Legalise cannabis |url=https://wearyourcolours.moadoph.gov.au/badges/2012-0755.html |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=wearyourcolours.moadoph.gov.au}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Powerhouse Collection - Collection of protest badges |url=https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/371675 |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=collection.powerhouse.com.au |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Powerhouse Collection - 'The Australian Marijuana Party' bag |url=https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/371678 |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=collection.powerhouse.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

It was founded by Jim Billington,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-07 |title=Jim Billington, Founder of the Australian Marijuana Party. January... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/jim-billington-founder-of-the-australian-marijuana-party-news-photo/1078602088 |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Getty Images |language=en-gb}}</ref> and ran candidates including independent journalist JJ McRoach and cannabis advocate Gwenda Woods.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> == See also == * [[Legalise Cannabis Australia]] * [[Cannabis in Australia]]

==References== {{Reflist}} *[[Government of New South Wales|New South Wales Government]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111008105703/http://about.nsw.gov.au/collections/doc/the-australian-marijuana-party-bag/ About NSW: The Australian Marijuana Party Bag]

[[Category:Defunct political parties in Australia]] [[Category:Cannabis political parties in Australia]] [[Category:Single-issue political parties in Australia]] [[Category:Political parties established in the 1970s]] [[Category:1970s establishments in Australia]] [[Category:Political parties disestablished in the 1980s]] [[Category:1980s disestablishments in Australia]]