MARIJUANA PARTY MAY HAVE BROKEN AD RULES

VANCOUVER (CanWest News Service) - Pot crusader Marc Emery could only
joke Monday about his apparently mounting legal woes after a
government official informed him he'd likely be investigated for
violating third-party election advertising.

"It looks like I'm going to get charged for violating the Elections
Act in the 2004 election," Emery said.

Third parties that spend over $500 on election advertising must
register with Elections Canada and file an election advertising
report within four months after polling day.

Emery, 47, is scheduled to return to B.C. Supreme Court next month to
set a date for his extradition hearing on drug charges in the United States.

The president of the B.C. Marijuana Party said he didn't know he had
to register with Elections Canada when he spent $6,500 to print
80,000 cards promoting the NDP in the last federal election.

"I presumed that because we have a political party we're entitled to
do stuff in British Columbia any time."