POLITICAL POT HEADS HOPE TO SMOKE OUT MARTIN

MONTREAL - The Marijuana Party rolled out its election platform on Tuesday,
hoping its 100 or so candidates can convince voters that it's more than
just a token party.

Party leader Marc-Boris St-Maurice wants voters to know he and his fellow
candidates aren't taking the election lightly. He will run against Prime
Minister Paul Martin in LaSalle, Que.

"We are a single-issue party but that issue covers finances, social
climate, justice, international relations and agriculture.

"There's hardly any ministry that isn't affected. In fact, I think there
should be a ministry of marijuana at some point."