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Candidate stands to back cannabis
Colchester Evening Gazette, Essex Sunday 01 Apr 2001 AN environmentalist has announced he will he standing as a candidate at the General Election - Campaigning to legalise cannabis. Buster Nolan, 51, of Great Airfield, will stand as a candidate for the Legalise Cannabis Alliance in the Braintree constituency. Mr Nolan stood as a candidate for the New Millennium New Way Party at the 1997 General Election and gained 274 votes. He said: "I believe the planting of cannabis hemp with tree planting program the UK would restore vitality and jobs in local communities." The Legalise Cannabis Alliance was registered as a political party in March 1999, calling for legalising of cannabis because of it's medical properties and the role the plant would play in cleaning the environment. The party has so far fielded 14 candidates contesting constituencies across the country, including seats in Norwich London and five seats in Edinburgh. [LCA note - these figures are incorrect] Party officers say a cannabis leaf, one of the party emblems, will be appearing on ballot papers. Prospective parliamentary candidates already announced for Braintree constituency are Brooks Newark (Con), Peter Turner (Lib Dem) and James Abbott (Green). Braintree MP Alan Hurst will (Lab) contest his seat.
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