Hamppupuolue
Hamppupuolue Hampapartiet | |
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| Chairperson | Tapani Karvinen |
| Vice chairperson | Johan Kustonen |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Turku, Finland |
| Ideology | Single-issue (cannabis) |
| Parliament of Finland | 0 / 200 |
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Hamppupuolue (Swedish: Hampapartiet, 'cannabis party') is a political party in Finland.
The party unapologetically identifies as a single-issue party concerned with legalization of cannabis.[1] Specifically, its political program calls for the elimination of barriers to the utilization of plants in the genus Cannabis.[2]
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.[1]
The party was founded in 2022.[3] It was officially registered as a political party on 28 May 2025 after having gathered the required 5,000 signatures.[4][5] 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.[6]
The chairperson is Tapani Karvinen and vice chairperson Johan Kustonen.[1] The party is based in the city of Turku.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Yhden asian puolue" (in Finnish). Hamppupuolue. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Hamppupuolueen yleisohjelma" (PDF) (in Finnish). Hamppupuolue. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Hamppupuolue ry, Hampapartiet rf taloustiedot" (in Finnish). Suomen Asiakastieto. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Hamppupuolue r.p., Hampapartiet r.p." Puoluerekisteri.fi (in Finnish). Oikeusministeriö. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Ijäs, Johannes (20 May 2025). "Hamppupuolue pääsemässä puoluerekisteriin". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Taipale, Juuso (1 October 2024). "Poliisi iski heti – Vei mielenosoittajien hamput". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 May 2025.