Hemp Party

{{Infobox political party | name = Hemp Party | native_name = {{native name|fi|Hamppupuolue}}<br />{{native name|sv|Hampapartiet}} | native_name_lang = sv | lang1 = | name_lang1 = | lang2 = | name_lang2 = | lang3 = | name_lang3 = | lang4 = | name_lang4 = | logo = Hamppupuolue logo.png | logo_size = | logo_upright = | logo_alt = | caption = | colorcode = {{party color|Hamppupuolue}} | abbreviation =  | leader = | president = | chairperson = {{ill|Tapani Karvinen|fi}} | secretary = | general_secretary = | first_secretary = | secretary_general = | presidium = | governing_body = | standing_committee = | spokesperson =  | leader1_title = Vice chairperson | leader1_name = Johan Kustonen | leader2_title = | leader2_name = | leader3_title = | leader3_name = | leader4_title = | leader4_name = | leader5_title = | leader5_name = | leader6_title = | leader6_name = | founder =  | founded = {{start year|2022}} | registered = | legalised =  | dissolved =  | merger = | split = | predecessor = | merged = | successor = | headquarters = Turku, Finland | newspaper = | think_tank = | student_wing = | youth_wing = | womens_wing = | wing1_title = | wing1 = | wing2_title = | wing2 = | wing3_title = | wing3 = | wing4_title = | wing4 = | membership_year = | membership = | ideology = Single-issue (cannabis) | position = | religion = | national = | regional =  | european = | continental =  | international = | europarl = | affiliation1_title = | affiliation1 = | affiliation2_title = | affiliation2 = | colors =  | slogan = | anthem = | blank1_title = | blank1 = | blank2_title = | blank2 = | blank3_title = | blank3 = | blank4_title = | blank4 = | seats1_title = Parliament of Finland | seats1 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|200|hex={{party color|Hamppupuolue}}}} | seats2_title = | seats2 = | seats3_title = | seats3 = | seats4_title =  | seats4 =  | symbol = | flag = | flag_title = | flag_alt = | website = {{Official URL}} | state =  | country = Finland | country_dab1 = | parties_dab1 = | elections_dab1 = | country2 = | country_dab2 = | parties_dab2 = | elections_dab2 = | footnotes = }} '''Hemp Party''' ({{langx|fi|Hamppupuolue}}, {{langx|sv|Hampapartiet}}) is a political party in Finland. The party identifies as a single-issue party concerned with legalization of cannabis.<ref name="yhden" /> Specifically, its political program calls for the elimination of barriers to the utilization of plants in the genus ''Cannabis''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamppupuolueen yleisohjelma |publisher=Hamppupuolue | date = 4 September 2022 |access-date=28 May 2025 |url= https://www.hamppupuolue.net/Arkisto/Puolue/Hamppupuolue_ohjelma.pdf |language=fi }}</ref>

It claims that all other issues are conscience votes for its representatives who may vote whoever they please. It seeks to further its goal of legalization of cannabis through parliamentary and other elections.<ref name=yhden>{{Cite web |title=Yhden asian puolue |publisher=Hamppupuolue |access-date=28 May 2025 |url= https://www.hamppupuolue.net/puolue/ |language=fi }}</ref>

The party was founded in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamppupuolue ry, Hampapartiet rf taloustiedot |publisher=Suomen Asiakastieto |access-date=28 May 2025 |url= https://www.asiakastieto.fi/yritykset/fi/hamppupuolue-ry-hampapartiet-rf/33116077/yleiskuva |language=fi }}</ref> It was officially registered as a political party on 28 May 2025 after having gathered the required 5,000 signatures.<ref name=puoluerekisteri>{{Cite web |title=Hamppupuolue r.p., Hampapartiet r.p. |work=Puoluerekisteri.fi |publisher=Oikeusministeriö |date=28 May 2025 |access-date=28 May 2025 |url= https://puoluerekisteri.fi/#/puolue/60 |language=fi }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ijäs |first=Johannes |title=Hamppupuolue pääsemässä puoluerekisteriin |work=Iltalehti |date=20 May 2025 |access-date=28 May 2025 |url= https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/a476ebfd-54ce-4af4-9614-5ef893c5fa8c |language=fi }}</ref> In 2024, it campaigned in front of the Finnish Parliament by intending to hand out seedlings of ''Cannabis sativa'' to MPs. The police, however, confiscated the illegal plants. At the time, the party criticized legislation that neglects to tell the allowable limit for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in plants. Former Finns Party MP Veltto Virtanen spoke at the event criticizing the illegality of the drug.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taipale |first=Juuso |title=Poliisi iski heti – Vei mielenosoittajien hamput |work=Iltalehti |date=1 October 2024 |access-date=28 May 2025 |url= https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/c2f93f60-c330-4a37-9208-e24cec01d7e1 |language=fi }}</ref>

The party organizes {{lang|fi|Hamppumarssi}} ('Hemp March'), the Finnish chapter of the annual Global Marijuana March.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamppumarssi täyttää neljännesvuosisadan lauantaina |work=Aamuset |date=22 May 2025 |access-date=15 August 2025 |url= https://aamuset.fi/artikkeli/6668363 |language=fi }}</ref>

The chairperson is {{ill|Tapani Karvinen|fi}} and vice chairperson Johan Kustonen.<ref name=yhden/> The party is based in the city of Turku.<ref name=puoluerekisteri/>

==See also== * Cannabis in Finland * Legality of cannabis

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==External links== * {{Official website}}

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