May stands firm on legalizing pot
By: John Colebourn, The Province (CN BC), 09-21-08

Green Party leader Elizabeth May said last night her party stands firm on its position toward the legalization of pot.

May, in a taping for a segment of The Daily Weekend Edition with host Todd Cantelon on the faith network's Vision TV, said the Green Party would like to see organized crime put out of business by the legalization of pot. "We should face the reality that we are losing the battle against substances like marijuana," she told a pre-selected audience last night. "We would deal a real blow to organized crime."

May's comments came after questions from the audience in the wake of New Democratic leader Jack Layton distancing himself from the B.C. Marijuana Party yesterday in the wake of the emergence of embarrassing videos of drug use by two NDP candidates in B.C. who have resigned.

The resignation of the two candidates, Dana Larsen and Kirk Tousaw, has angered some advocates of decriminalizing marijuana who have accused Layton of abandoning them to gain votes.

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