[9] In 2015–2016, Zach Boiko, Mark Elworth Jr., and Krystal Gabel collected signatures for Marijuana Party of Nebraska to be officially recognized.

[10][11] In July, 2016, volunteers turned in 9,000 signatures to the Nebraska Secretary of State.

However, the Secretary of State said that half of the signatures were invalid, falling short of the 5,397 needed.

In 2016, the group changed its name to Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party, and organizers began petitioning for 2018 ballot access.

In 2004, Ericson ran for Vermont governor and U.S. senator as a Marijuana Party candidate.

[16][17] In the Washington State House of Representatives District 2b election, in 2014, retired union official Rick Payne was on the August primary ballot as a Marijuana Party candidate.

Defeated by the incumbent, a Republican, and a Libertarian candidate, Payne did not make it into the November general election.