The National Post newspaper asked me to write an OpEd about marijuana legalization. It's one of only two cross-Canada newspapers, and the more right-leaning of the two; it's the paper our Conservative government reads. I was honoured and accepted the opportunity to reach the audience they have.

Here is a collection of the news coverage and quotes I got into the media from the recent protest we held against Prime Minister Harper and his backwards, costly Bill C-10, which will see the cannabis culture targeted and imprisoned under US-style drug laws.

Before Marc was shipped from Seattle to a prison in southern Nevada (en route to his designated prison in Taft, California) he told me I should go to California to help the Proposition 19 campaign to legalize cannabis. He was excited for me to do phone calls, hold signs, and whatever else was needed to help Prop 19 win.

I cried all day long at our Cannabis Culture Headquarters yesterday, seeing our friends come by to share hugs and try to come to terms with the loss of Michelle Rainey, who succumbed to cancer on Wednesday, October 20th. I couldn't stop the tears and my heart ached. I'm just so sad she really passed away. When I got home, I bawled my eyes out and couldn't stop crying for hours. I'm still crying today.

There have been two recent updates in Marc’s situation. He’s been moved to a new unit in SeaTac FDC in preparation for his transfer to an FCI (US Federal Correctional Institution) because SeaTac FDC is for pre-trial inmates and Marc has been sentenced. He will be shipped out soon, but we don’t know when. However, we do finally know where he'll be: Taft FCI in California.

I visited Marc again yesterday, and I get to see him tomorrow morning too. As always, it's wonderful to be together! It's just sad that we're locked into a concrete and steel room, unable to walk around together or kiss beyond the "hello" and "goodbye". But I'm always grateful for what we do have, which is more than many others.

Today Marc was punished with two months of no commissary (food, shampoo, soap, stamps, etc.) and his cellmate for one month because I gave his cellmate money! Apparently it's against the rules even though it's not in the rule book. Marc was staying healthy eating nuts, trail mix, and tuna and turkey packets from commissary, now he has to "survive" on meals like peanut butter, bread, and rice.

Yesterday I had a wonderful visit with Marc. Our visits are almost always positive and enjoyable, save for a few times when the stress of the situation made one or both of us sensitive and emotional. Prison is a very difficult place to be, and Marc remains as positive as he can. Seeing each other is the highlight of our lives and keeps us both going.

On Friday, September 10th, my husband Marc Emery was sentenced to five years in US federal prison for selling cannabis seeds through the mail to Americans from Canada. Marc had agreed to a five-year sentence in his plea deal, knowing that going to trial would result in 30 years to life behind bars.