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Chris Wright, who announced his candidacy for governor at the rally, dissented from the popular support of these bills, saying that they don't comply with Article 13, Section 7, of Minnesota's constitution. Wright's reasons are that passing a constitutional amendment would make it difficult to challenge in court and cheat Minnesota farmers of revenue. Article 13, Section 7, states, "any person may sell or peddle the products of the farm or garden occupied and cultivated by him without obtaining a license therefor."
For 25 years, Wright has fought to loosen the state's marijuana laws. "As a candidate that supports the legalization of marijuana and an end to the drug war, if elected, I have the best chance of raising revenue without raising taxes or cutting spending," Wright said. "Instead of insisting on gangster distribution and the subsidizing of criminals, like my reprehensible opponents, I intend to regulate distribution and tax substances, just like liquor." Wright also promotes using hydrogen as a fuel.
With or without the blessings of the St. Paul police, the Grassroots Party says it is prepared to hold a block party and march Sept. 16 in the name of legalizing marijuana. So far, event organizer and party chairman Chris Wright said he has been unable to get the proper city permits for the "14th Annual Minnesota Tea Party" because he has refused to comply with police requests to hire as many as five off-duty officers. "Last year, there were two and that was sufficient," Wright said. "They're putting up some unreasonable free-speech roadblocks," Wright said. "Frankly, we're not going to pay for it (additional officers) and we're going to march. There's no reason we should observe such an unconstitutional infringement on our free speech."
In gubernatorial bid, the Grassroots Party's Chris Wright is no longer such a lonely voice. Chris Wright is the gubernatorial candidate of the Grassroots Party, the pro-marijuana legalization party he helped to found in 1986.
"I figure the more the merrier", said Chris Wright, who's running for governor under the Legal Marijuana Now Party banner.
The statute prohibiting the sale of marijuana is a valid exercise of the state's police powers. As such, the statute is constitutional notwithstanding a special-purpose constitutional provision allowing farmers to sell farm products without obtaining a license.
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