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Legalise cannabis policy features in the election fray
Braintree and Witham Times, Essex Wednesday 04 Apr 2001 A BRAINTREE environmentalist has announced he will he standing as a candidate at the General Election - on cannabis legalisation platform. Buster Nolan, 51, of Great Bardfield, 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. Mr Nolan said: "I believe the planting of cannabis hemp with tree planting programs 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 wrong] 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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