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Libertarian Gary Johnson speaks to a delegate at the National Libertarian Party Convention on May 27, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.

(John Raoux, Associated Press)

The nation's largest organization in favor of legalizing marijuana last week endorsed Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee, reports the Daily Caller.

The Marijuana Policy Project, which works to reform federal laws surrounding marijuana, said Johnson, the former CEO of Cannabis Sativa Inc., was the clear choice as the most pro-legalization candidate on the ballot.

In a statement, Executive Director Rob Kampia made clear that the endorsement was on the "single issue" of marijuana reform.

"We don't take a position - and we therefore don't take into account a candidate's position - on other issues, such as abortion, guns, gay rights, Iraq, taxes, or Social Security," Kampia wrote. Read more at the Daily Caller.

Although marijuana advocates are endorsing him, Johnson is saying that he will not smoke marijuana as president and he has given it up on the campaign trail, reports Business Insider.

Johnson said that he gave up the habit as soon as he started campaigning and, if elected, he would not smoke because he believes that he would have to "be the best that you can be" when serving as commander in chief.

The former two-term New Mexico governor is polling at about 8.5 percent against Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, in the Real Clear Politics average of several polls. In a recent Fox News poll, he received as high as 12 percent in a three-way race.

If Johnson can break 15 percent in enough polls, he can appear on the stage this fall in the general election debates. Read more at Business Insider.

Johnson believes that he is polling so well because of voters' unhappiness with the other options, reports USA Today.

"I understand that any third name - because of the disconnect or the polarization of Trump and Clinton - any third name would be registering," Johnson said Thursday. "The two parties are the minority party currently to independents."

In the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando, Johnson said Americans would be safer is guns were more readily available.

"All these atrocities have been happening in gun-free zones," he said. "If there were law-abiding citizens that were carrying weapons - I'm not saying they would lessen the impact of these horrible atrocities, but maybe, maybe they could." Read more at USA Today.