B.C. ELECTION 05 - LANGLEY: FIFTH ENTRY IN LANGLEY RACE

A Party That Wants To Legalize Marijuana In B.C. Now Has A Full Slate In
Langley.

The B.C. Marijuana Party is making its presence felt in Langley.

The BCMP now has a candidate running in the Langley riding for the upcoming
provincial election - 21-year-old Chris Scrimes.

The Walnut Grove resident couldn't enter the race in his home riding of
Fort Langley-Aldergrove because BCMP leader Marc Emery has already decided
to run there.

This is Scrimes's first attempt at seeking public office. It's also the
first provincial election he'll be able to vote in (he just missed the age
cut-off in 2001).

He decided to run for the BCMP "because I've always been a fan," he said.
He also wants to fight the prohibition of marijuana in B.C.

"It's just something that I believe in," he said.

As a marijuana smoker, Scrimes said he doesn't think it's fair that his tax
dollars are used to persecute him.

Scrimes, a customer service clerk in North Langley, will face Mary Polak of
the B.C. Liberals, Dean Morrison of the NDP, Kathleen Stephany of the Green
Party, and Lee Davies of the Platinum Party.