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The B.C. Marijuana Party candidate in Chilliwack-Sumas wants voters to know
he is a serious ballot choice - and that his party is about far more than
pot legalization.
Far, far more, man.
Norm Siefken, an X-ray technician who ran for the federal Marijuana Party
in last year's federal election, notes the new party would legalize and
regulate brothels, make ballot initiatives easier and introduce school
vouchers.
Siefkin is squaring off against B.C. Liberal candidate John Les, the former
Chilliwack mayor, and New Democrat hopeful Christine Muise, a UCFV student,
in the new riding.
Lots of voters approached Siefken while he ran during the federal election
to say they liked the idea of legalizing marijuana, Siefken said. But "many
people thought we were basically a joke," explained the 42-year-old
Chilliwack resident, who picked up 851 votes and placed fifth out of nine
candidates in the Fraser Valley riding in the federal election.
Many of the B.C. Marijuana Party's planks touch on the drug issue, such as
taxing dope sold commercially, stopping the financing of the war against
drugs, and an end to seizing the children of parents charged with growing
pot.
However, the party would also get rid of the gun registry, expand
restorative justice for victims of crime and allow more alternative and
preventative therapies in the health care system.
The common theme running through the platforms is less government and more
individual freedom, Siefken said. Several Canadian Alliance workers have
signed on to work with the party, he noted.
As for his personal pot use, Siefken said he has a prescription for medical
marijuana, and tokes up about every two weeks when pain from a chronic back
injury flares up.
Siefken became national news yesterday courtesy of a front-page photograph
in the National Post showing him holding up some B.C. bud while party
founder Marc Emery, a marijuana millionaire, lights up a joint.
He is holding a fundraiser at Area 51 nightclub in Chilliwack next Thursday
to raise money for his campaign.
John Les, Liberal candidate in Chilliwack-Sumas, opens his campaign office
today between 3 and 5 p.m. The office is located in Chilliwack at 110-44488
South Sumas Road (at the corner of Unsworth and South Sumas Road). Les will
use a motorhome as a travelling campaign office in the Abbotsford portion
of the riding.
Newshawk: Herb
Source: Abbotsford News
Website: Home - Abbotsford News
Date: April 21, 2001,
Copyright: 2001 Hacker Press Ltd.
Contact: editor@abbynews.com
Fax: 604-853-9808
Author: James Kwantes
he is a serious ballot choice - and that his party is about far more than
pot legalization.
Far, far more, man.
Norm Siefken, an X-ray technician who ran for the federal Marijuana Party
in last year's federal election, notes the new party would legalize and
regulate brothels, make ballot initiatives easier and introduce school
vouchers.
Siefkin is squaring off against B.C. Liberal candidate John Les, the former
Chilliwack mayor, and New Democrat hopeful Christine Muise, a UCFV student,
in the new riding.
Lots of voters approached Siefken while he ran during the federal election
to say they liked the idea of legalizing marijuana, Siefken said. But "many
people thought we were basically a joke," explained the 42-year-old
Chilliwack resident, who picked up 851 votes and placed fifth out of nine
candidates in the Fraser Valley riding in the federal election.
Many of the B.C. Marijuana Party's planks touch on the drug issue, such as
taxing dope sold commercially, stopping the financing of the war against
drugs, and an end to seizing the children of parents charged with growing
pot.
However, the party would also get rid of the gun registry, expand
restorative justice for victims of crime and allow more alternative and
preventative therapies in the health care system.
The common theme running through the platforms is less government and more
individual freedom, Siefken said. Several Canadian Alliance workers have
signed on to work with the party, he noted.
As for his personal pot use, Siefken said he has a prescription for medical
marijuana, and tokes up about every two weeks when pain from a chronic back
injury flares up.
Siefken became national news yesterday courtesy of a front-page photograph
in the National Post showing him holding up some B.C. bud while party
founder Marc Emery, a marijuana millionaire, lights up a joint.
He is holding a fundraiser at Area 51 nightclub in Chilliwack next Thursday
to raise money for his campaign.
John Les, Liberal candidate in Chilliwack-Sumas, opens his campaign office
today between 3 and 5 p.m. The office is located in Chilliwack at 110-44488
South Sumas Road (at the corner of Unsworth and South Sumas Road). Les will
use a motorhome as a travelling campaign office in the Abbotsford portion
of the riding.
Newshawk: Herb
Source: Abbotsford News
Website: Home - Abbotsford News
Date: April 21, 2001,
Copyright: 2001 Hacker Press Ltd.
Contact: editor@abbynews.com
Fax: 604-853-9808
Author: James Kwantes