▁green ▁youth ▁organisation ▁was ▁founded , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁state - based ▁organis ations ▁and ▁the ▁B U J U KS ▁all ▁merged . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁G J ▁became ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Die ▁Gr ün en ▁and ▁lost ▁its ▁independent ▁status . ▁ ▁Ide ology ▁Although ▁it ▁has ▁similar ▁positions ▁to ▁its ▁mother party , ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁differences . ▁The ▁G J ▁for ▁instance ▁is ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁legal isation ▁of ▁all ▁dru gs ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁free ▁software . ▁ ▁Organisation ▁The ▁GR Ü NE ▁J UG END ▁is ▁a ▁Bas is gruppe ▁within ▁Alliance ▁ 9 0 / The ▁Gre ens ▁( ▁or ▁). ▁It ▁has ▁about ▁ 7 , 1 0 0 ▁members . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁state - based ▁organis ations , ▁while ▁others ▁are ▁direct ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁organisation . ▁M emb ership ▁of ▁the ▁youth ▁organisation ▁currently ▁represents ▁about ▁ 1 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁party . ▁M emb ership ▁of ▁the ▁organisation ▁ends ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁one ▁becomes ▁ 2 7 - year s - old . ▁ ▁The ▁highest ▁organ ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁is ▁the ▁federal ▁con gress , ▁in ▁which ▁all ▁members ▁can ▁particip ate ▁and ▁vote . ▁It ▁elect s ▁the ▁board ▁with ▁two ▁speak ers , ▁the ▁edit ors ▁of ▁the ▁party - mag azine , ▁SP UN K ▁and ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁arbitr ation . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁strict ▁rule ▁that ▁the ▁board