POT PARTY CONSIDERS FOLDING

The B.C. Marijuana Party May Have Taken Its Final Toke.

Party leader and local pot activist Marc Emery says he is considering
shutting down the party.

"It's quite possible I'll fold the B.C. Marijuana party and put my
energy into the B.C. Greens after this election," Emery, a.k.a. the
Prince of Pot, said.

The Marijuana Party has been active in B.C. politics since May 2001
when the party ran a full slate of candidates during the contest that
elected Premier Gordon Campbell by a landslide.

But the B.C. Green Party has the same stance on substance regulation
as his party, Emery explained, and the Green Party is a better
vehicle to make change happen.

"They have that one key element of their platform that I have a
vested interest in making sure becomes as popular as possible," Emery said.