B.C. MARIJUANA PARTY NAMES CANDIDATE IN LANGLEY RIDING

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. 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.