Pubdate: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) Copyright: 1999 Victoria Times-Colonist Contact: line by MAP. SUPPORTERS PUSHING FOR A NEW RIGHT-WING NATIONAL PARTY ARE TOYING WITH INCLUDING A VERY LIBERAL IDEA IN THE PLATFORM - THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA. Kevyn Nightingale, the Tory co-chairman of the policy committee, says there's a "good chance" the committee will adopt the idea and formally recommend it to a United Alternative convention in Ottawa at the end of January. "It's an up-in-the-air item right now, Nightingale said in an interview Wednesday. "But there's great support for it." Nightingale, described the proposal as daring but argued it might help broaden the appeal of the Reform-led effort. "There's a good chance Canadians will see us in a slightly different light," he said."There's probably a good PR (public relations) spin to this, saying "Look we're not the restrictive bunch of people who want to tell you how to run your lives." - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake