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White House hopeful Jill Stein: Time to empty prisons of non-violent marijuana users

Speaking at Seattle’s Hempfest last week, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein voiced her support for marijuana legislation. Stein, a long-time physician and teacher, said the first thing she would do as president would be to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration to declassify marijuana as a Schedule I substance, the…

Green Party aims for sharp left turn in 2012 race

BALTIMORE, Maryland — A presidential candidate who once faced off against Mitt Romney; a running mate who once nearly froze to death living out of her car. Stir in fiery oratory and an irked celebrity, and you have the 2012 Green Party bid for the White House. The leftist Greens…

Jill Stein wins Green Party presidential nomination

The Green Party of the United States formally nominated Dr. Jill Stein, who campaigned on a promise to create a Green New Deal in America, as their presidential candidate at the party convention Saturday. Stein had been the presumptive nominee for weeks, an assumption made official in a vote held…

Live Now: Jill Stein delivers acceptance speech for Green Party pres. nomination

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Green Party passes on Roseanne Barr as vice president nominee

WASHINGTON — Comedian-activist Roseanne Barr has failed in her bid for a starring role in Washington’s corridors of power, but the Green Party still hopes she’ll inspire other celebrities to join its ranks. Barr had been on a short list of potential vice-presidential running mates for Jill Stein, a Massachusetts…

Comedian Roseanne Barr running for president

Comedian Roseanne Barr has filed paperwork to run for president of the United States on the Green Party ticket. Barr, an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning sitcom actress, promised the Green Party that she would “barnstorm American living rooms” on behalf of the working class, according to a candidate questionnaire obtained…