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Cannabis Party to Smoke Out The City Elections
Alun Buffry Press Release
Wednesday 07 Apr 2004 The Legalise Cannabis Alliance Party (LCA) is planning to contest all thirteen seats in the Norwich City Council elections on June 10th. Alun Buffry, the National Coordinator for the Party, who will contest the University ward for the LCA, said: "To some people thirteen may be a unlucky number, but for us we feel that thirteen wards will bring us nothing but good reports. "My personal message is that I am fed up with being represented by career politicians who give more credence to their party leaders than the electorate. "Although all our candidates have differing views on some issues, we agree that the ban on cannabis does far more harm and good, to society and to the environment. We are really a group of independents gathered together under the umbrella of the LCA, but we are all keen to find out exactly what people want and to represent them on Norwich City Council; next year. Voters will get three votes and we hope they will give us one. In that way they can rest assured that they will be represented by a person with a real desire to serve the community - nobody will be pulling our string. "To us cannabis prohibition epitomises many of the problems we face in society today, and offers a real solution. It is only the scare-mongering of the big party politicians that prevents people seeing that cannabis is far more than a recreational substance for a minority of people - it is a source of medicine, fuel, food, building materials, plastic, paper and more . Utilisation of the plant would be a huge benefit to all of our lives. This is virtually ignored by the other candidates, including the Greens. "Like most parties our problem is the current disillusionment of many voters so we are encouraging our supporters to register and to vote by post." Mr Buffry is a graduated from the University of East Anglia in 1971. Amongst the other candidates so far selected are a hospital employee, adult lecturer, college technician and a professional photographer. Notes for Editors: 1: Candidates so far selected: Alun Buffry, University ward 01603 442215 AlunBuffry@lca-uk.org Patrick Cadman, Mile Cross ward 01603 492131 Will Gregory, Wensum ward 01603 503992 Richard Legmann, Mile Cross ward 01603 407474 Sally Mittuch, Eaton ward 01603 440299 John Paston, Town Close ward 07799 663793 Mick Pryce, Mancroft ward 01603 490819 Trevor Smith, Sewell ward 01603 40299 TrevorSmith@lca-uk.org Derek Williams, Nelson ward 01603 766854 Derek@ukcia.org 2 Alun Buffry stood for the LCA for Norwich South in 2001 and gained 1.6% of the vote. Mick Smith and Trevor Smith contested the local elections in 1999 gaining 1.6 and 2.9% of the vote respectively. 3 Derek Williams recently resigned from the Green Party. He had been serving as their web master for some time. 4 Will Gregory suffers from Multiple Sclerosis 5 The Legalise Cannabis Alliance was registered in 1999 and fought 13 seats in the last general election. The hope to contest over 100 seats in England at the next general election, which will entitle them to a Party Political Broadcast on TV 6 Although the LCA is a single-issue party, candidates may promote and have their own opinion on other issues. 7 More information can be obtained on the Party web site at http://www.lca-uk.org
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