Marc Emery: Political Prisoner
Marc and Jodie Emery speaking to supporters and journalists about Marc's expected 5-year prison term in the United States (Photo from CTV)CANNABIS CULTURE - Marijuana activist and Cannabis Culture Publisher Marc Emery surrendered to Canadian authorities Monday, September 28th and was escorted to jail to await a transfer to the United States where he is expected to serve a 5-year prison sentence for selling marijuana seeds.
The 'Prince of Pot' held a press conference in front of the British Columbia courthouse where he spoke to supporters and journalists. After an emotional speech from Emery and his wife Jodie, Marc hugged many of his friends and made his way into the courtroom.
Watch video of the full press conference.
Mainstream Media correspondents were on-scene and began reporting on the event shortly after Marc was 'committed' by the judge and taken from the courtroom.
Read media reports about Marc's case below, or go to this MedPot.net Forums thread with almost all media coverage of Marc's incarceration.
Read more about the DEA's political persecution of Marc Emery and find out how to help Marc come home.
Please call the Canadian Minister of Justice, Rob Nicholson, and (politely) tell him that you and thousands of other Canadian voters are opposed to Marc Emery's extradition to the USA: 613-992-4621.
Click here to see photos of the press conference on Flickr
Marc Emery in jail awaiting extradition to U.S.
by Ian Mulgrew, The Vancouver Sun
Canada's self-proclaimed "Prince of Pot" was escorted out of B.C. Supreme Court and into jail Monday to await extradition to the U.S., where he is to serve up to five years in prison for shipping marijuana seeds across the border.
Marc Emery, 51, was indicted in 2005 along with two associates on drug and money-laundering charges stemming from a lucrative mail-order pot-seed business run out of Emery's Vancouver book and paraphernalia shop, which also doubled as B.C.'s Marijuana Party headquarters.
Two charges Emery faced — conspiracy to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to engage in money laundering — were dropped in exchange for his guilty plea on the charge of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana.
He has agreed to a five-year imprisonment plea bargain in connection with his $3-million a year marijuana seed catalogue business, where most of his customers were American.
Canadian authorities drew criticism for helping the U.S. nab Emery because he openly participated in an operation that drew little heat in Canada.
Emery was convicted in Canada of selling pot seeds in 1998 and given a $2,000 fine.
Emery's two associates, Michelle Rainey, 38, and Gregory Williams, 54, were recently sentenced in the U.S. to two years probation for conspiracy to manufacture marijuana as a result of a plea deal.
As Emery left the tiny courtroom, his wife Jody wept in the public gallery while a crowd of the cannabis crusader's followers chanted: "Free Marc Emery!"
As he was led away, he yelled: "I love you Jody Emery. Plant the seeds of freedom; overgrow the government!"
Emery will be held for 30 days to give him time to appeal and then, once the federal justice minister has signed the removal order, Emery will be handed over to the U.S.
Now dubbed the country's first "marijuana martyr," Emery recently wrapped up a 30-city "farewell tour" across Canada.
He is also hoping a transfer agreement allowing Canadians convicted and jailed in the U.S. to serve their time back home will play in his favour.
"The same seeds I sold are being sold right in America . . . There's a terrible hypocrisy at work here," said Emery. "There isn't a single victim in my case, no one who can stand up and say, 'I was hurt by Marc Emery.' No one."
- Article from The Vancouver Sun.
Marijuana Activist Emery Awaits Extradition
by CBC News
Marc Emery, Canada's self-proclaimed "Prince of Pot," was taken into custody in a Vancouver courtroom Monday morning to await extradition to the United States.
Before entering the B.C. Supreme Court, Emery spoke to a crowd of reporters and supporters outside, telling them he still believes Canada's drug laws prohibiting the use of marijuana are unjust and blamed the laws and the politicians who support them for creating the large criminal organizations that control the illegal trade in marijuana.
"There is no crime here. The politicians who support this extradition are supporters of organized crime. We are making criminals with laws like this," said Emery.
After his surrender, Emery was expected to be sent to North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, east of Vancouver, to await extradition to the U.S., a process the judged suggested will likely take a month to complete.
Once extradited, Emery, 51, is expected to plead guilty in a Seattle court to conspiracy to manufacture marijuana. The leader of B.C.'s Marijuana Party, who runs a magazine called Cannabis Culture, faces a five-year prison term as part of a plea deal.
Emery was arrested in 2005 — following an investigation by Canadian and U.S. police — for allegedly selling marijuana seeds over the internet from Vancouver to residents of the U.S.
He said accepting jail time allowed his two co-accused — Michelle Rainey and Greg Williams — to each be given two years' probation. Had he gambled on a trial, he could have faced up to 50 years behind bars, he said.
Ready for jail term
Emery said his biggest concern about serving time in a U.S. prison is the boredom he will face.
"Boredom is the primary problem in jail, so I'm hoping to keep busy with books and writing, and learning languages — French and Spanish," he told CBC News.
His wife, Jodie Emery, is trying not to think about what awaits her husband.
"It'll be very lonely, but that'll just encourage me to get him back in my arms as soon as possible," she told CBC News. Her plan is to lobby the federal government for Emery's swift transfer to a Canadian prison.
Emery has said his business made millions of dollars over the years selling marijuana seeds by mail order and running a hemp product store in downtown Vancouver. He said he used the money to run his many political campaigns and to support marijuana advocacy groups around the world.
- Article from CBC News.
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Vancouver's 'Prince of Pot' surrenders for U.S. extradition
by Canwest News Service
Canada's "Prince of Pot," Marc Emery, surrendered to authorities Monday and await extradition to the U.S. where he is expected to serve up to five years in prison for shipping marijuana seeds across the border.
Emery, 51 was indicted in 2005 along with two associates on drug and money-laundering charges stemming from a lucrative mail-order pot-seed business run out of Emery's Vancouver book and paraphernalia shop, which also doubled as B.C.'s Marijuana Party headquarters.
Two charges Emery faced — conspiracy to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to engage in money laundering — were dropped in exchange for his guilty plea on the charge of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana.
Canadian authorities drew criticism for helping the U.S. nab Emery because he openly participated in an operation that drew little heat in Canada.
Emery is expected to surrender to authorities before the B.C. Supreme Court, beginning a process that is expected to take him into a U.S. prison to serve time for a crime that would have netted him a fraction of the punishment in Canada.
Emery was convicted in Canada of selling pot seeds in 1998 and given a $2,000 fine.
Emery's two associates, Michelle Rainey, 38, and Gregory Williams, 54, were recently sentenced in the U.S. to two years probation for conspiracy to manufacture marijuana as a result of a plea deal.
Emery, now dubbed the country's first "marijuana martyr," recently wrapped up a 30-city "farewell tour" across Canada.
He is also hoping a transfer agreement allowing Canadians convicted and jailed in the U.S. to serve their time back home will play in his favour.
"The same seeds I sold are being sold right in America . . . There's a terrible hypocrisy at work here," said Emery. "There isn't a single victim in my case, no one who can stand up and say, 'I was hurt by Marc Emery.' No one."
- Article from Global.
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'Prince of Pot' defiant on day of extradition hearing
by Andrew Weichel, ctvbc.ca
On Monday morning, marijuana activist Marc Emery held what could be his last news conference in B.C. for several years.
Emery is facing extradition to the United States -- and a jail term of up to five years -- for selling pot seeds to customers south of the border.
The self-proclaimed "Prince of Pot" arrived at the B.C. Supreme Court for his extradition hearing shortly after 9 a.m. Standing unrepentant before a crowd of supporters, Emery delivered an address of defiance and civil disobedience.
"I'm proud of everything I've done. I don't feel bad about anything," Emery said.
"I won't be apologizing to any judge. I won't be making account for my work. I only regret that I wasn't able to do more."
Emery described his treatment as "Draconian" before accusing the provincial and federal government of supporting organized crime by refusing to legalize marijuana.
"It won't hurt you. It won't kill you. It won't do what so many legal things will do like tobacco, alcohol, prescription drugs, sugar, salt -- basic commodities that kill people every day in this country that are perfectly legal," the rabble-rousing activist said.
After his speech, Emery headed inside to surrender to authorities.
Emery's wife Jodie expressed her grief in an interview with ctvbc.ca Monday morning.
"I'm absolutely devastated and distraught that my husband is being taken away from me," she said.
"It's a betrayal of our sovereignty and citizenship."
Emery said she is still hopeful that public outcry can halt her husband's extradition.
"The Conservative government is outsourcing our justice system," she said. "If there's enough public pressure, perhaps Marc could still be sentenced here instead."
The "Prince of Pot" says he hopes to be back on the streets of B.C. a year from now if he's allowed to serve his time in a Canadian prison.
- Article from CTV News.
Canada's 'Prince of Pot' taken into custody
by Jeremy Hainsworth, The Associated Press
Canada's so-called Prince of Pot is now in jail awaiting extradition to the United States for selling marijuana seeds.
Marc Emery has sold millions of marijuana seeds around the world by mail over the past decade. In doing so, he has drawn the attention of U.S. drug officials, who want him extradited to Seattle.
Emery has agreed to plead guilty in Seattle to one count of marijuana distribution in exchange for dismissal of all other counts, and the U.S. District Attorney is pressing for a sentence of five to eight years in a U.S. prison.
Emery will plead guilty in a Seattle court at a later date. Emery will be extradited after Canada's justice minister signs a surrender order.
- Article from San Fransisco Examiner.
Canada's "Prince of Pot" starts extradition to U.S
by Reuters
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada's self-proclaimed "Prince of Pot" gave himself up for extradition to the United States on Monday where he is expected to be jailed for up to five years for selling marijuana seeds to U.S. buyers.
Marc Emery, 51, was arrested in 2005 at the request of U.S. officials on allegations of selling millions of dollars in seeds, mostly by mail-order, from the business he operated openly in Canada for years.
A U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency statement in 2005 hailed Emery's arrest as blow to the "marijuana legalization movement" and cited his financial support of pro-pot groups in Canada and the United States.
Emery, the founder of the British Columbia Marijuana Party and the self-proclaimed "Prince of Pot," was convicted in Canada in 1998 for selling pot seeds and given a C$2,000 ($1,835) fine.
He initially fought his extradition to the United States but later, faced with a possible life sentence, decided to plead guilty to lesser charges. He recently finished a 30-city "farewell tour" across Canada.
- Article from Reuters.
Sad
The news clips were just very sad to watch. Emery is a victim of the Canadian authorities. The Single Convention says that an offender can only be extradited if he hasn't already been prosecuted and punished for the offense by the country he's in. Canada refused to prosecute him and thereby doomed him to extradition. They already did prosecute and punish him for the same activities in 1998 though. Had he stopped then, the US would probably never have been able to get him.
When he appeals the extradition in the next 30 days, he should complain about Canada purposely not prosecuting him in order to keep him extraditable to the US. Something is very wrong with that. Why would a country actually prefer that a citizen be punished in another country? Doesn't make sense unless they are doing it for malicious reasons. They know that US sentences are harsher and prisons worse than in Canada. Doesn't a Canadian citizen have the right to be prosecuted in his own country if that's where he was when he committed the offense? How can Rob Nicholson explain what's going on here?
correction
Rereading the Single Convention, I found that I may have misinterpreted that part I mentioned.
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good luck in jail...
Maybe you could've used some of your money to help feed hungry children in Africa....or something worthwhile......lobbying for pot to become legal...give your head a shake.....by the way...smoking pot gives you serious bags under your eyes....not a great look.
I guess you missed the
I guess you missed the point!
As far as I’m concerned… The fight to legalize pot is a fight for our freedom. What right does a government have to put people in jail, if his actions have harmed no one? The government is out of control and need to be reined in.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD STAY THE FUCK OFF CANNABIS CULTURE
DOUCHE BAG: If you disdain MArcs actions sooooo much, and you are posting on CC, you sir are a goddam hypocrite.Smoking pot doesnt give me or anyone else I know bags under the eyes. but if it did, BFD?... but alcohol sure the fuck does. What business is it yours if HE has bags under the eyes , anonymous fucktard.
Dude, your an idiot...
This man has had 5 years of prison hanging over his head for over a year now and your gonna rip on him for being stressed out because of it? You are an idiot! WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SENT MONEY, FOOD, CLOTHES OR ANYTHING ELSE TO ANYWHERE ITS NEEDED? PROBABLY NEVER, YOUR A COMPLETE HYPOCRITE TOO! Grow up child!
it's about personal freedom,
it's about personal freedom, something scum like you would never know anything about.
marc is a true canadian hero and will be welcomed with open arms by his friends and family when this injustice is over with.
free marc emery
OOH -LOO-LOO-LOO-LOO-LOO-LOO-LOO!!!!!!!!!
Name another Canadian "hero".Of anything.You can't.
Canadian heros? Of course
Canadian heros? Of course there are.
Terry Fox, Steve Fonyo, Rick Hansen.
Billy Bishop.
Frederick Banting and Charles Best.
Anyone I know that has stood up for someone else, or helped someone out of sheer altruism.
Marc has been taking a stand against an unreasonable, and unjust, law. It doesn't matter that it's about pot.
What matters is that once you get the community behind you in fighting injustice, you can effect change across the board. And what easier way to rally people than through a common form of recreation and entertainment.
Prohibition is morality law, and morality laws have no place in a free country.
yeah! What are you doing
yeah! What are you doing here on this web site
If youre so concerned about feeding the children in Africa you should go to Unicef or CARE website...not much we can do with a brain like yours replied the neurosurgeon
SukItPoPoBitch
Give *your* head a shake. Loser.
PREHISTORIC MISFIT BASTARD
Wow, YOU have a computer?!!
why dont you tell your
why dont you tell your country to stop loaning africa money and arms to other countries around them.
and then stop pressuring the 3rd world countries to pay their interest payments.
maybe if our governments cared the slightest about countries like those, then there would be no starving children.
how illogical are you? karma bitch, wait your turn.
read me
before you start talking maybe you should do some research before you make an ass out of yourself what the fuck does africa and the millions of starving people have anything to do with marijuana and why should one man give his money to help them when they have a government for that reason so before you judge someone based on your own opinons ask yourself this what the fuck do you do - im guessing nothing - and bags under the eyes come from a lack of sleep not pot smoking in fact its known that marijuana helps you sleep so before you spew random lies stop take a deep breath and go fuck yourself
courtesy of just another marijuana activist
LOL....good one
LOL....good one
Why is it that when ever I
Why is it that when ever I see a decrimnalization or legalization poll on the CBC, CTV, Bourque News, CNN, BBC, or any other media outlet there are more proponents in favour of a more regulated or tollerant approach to marijuana than those who favour stricter penalties.
I hope the Honourable Rob Nicholson will take the case under reconsideration as it shoud never have even proceeded this far.
Any sensible person will tell you that the laws surrounding marijuana do more harm than the substance itself.
I'm flabergasted that the legislation currently being enacted under bill C-15 was pushed through despite the opposition of constituents which parlimentarians are supposed to represent.
The extradition of Marc Emery is miscarriage of justice and reinforces the fact that elected officials are are increasinly out of touch with the electorate.
I applaud Marc for his actions, offer my condolences to his wife, and hope that people will push for the eradication of the existing and counter productive laws surrounding marijuana.
I have a sneaking suspicion that hobby gardeners; young and old will double-up their efforts and become ever unwavering in their belief that the preservation of genetic diversity the government is desperately trying eradicate will supersede any dysfunctional legislation being imposed from our elected officials.
Until next spring....
Kind Regards
WHAT THE FUCK!
What.............you expect a United States Federal Judge to circumvent current law stating explicitly that marijuana is considered a controlled substance?
Come on.Put the weed down for five minutes and act like ya got some smarts.
ok....
its legal to sell seeds in canada.
he never sold weed, he only sold seeds.
he did all of his work in canada.
there is absolutely no reason why the us government should have any say in the matter. if they want to go and deal with people buying seeds, then arrest the people actually breaking the law. a canadian breaking american laws in canada, while getting punished by america is the fucking dumbest thing ive ever heard of.
this is bullshit
This just proves how the Canadian Government is still letting the US tell us what we can do or not do......come Canada stand up for our rights for once.....Pot should be just as legal as cigs and alcohol. I have MS and the pain killer oxyconent just makes me throw up but pot makes me be able to handle the pain without putting chemicals in my body. Come on Canada get a back bone and save Marc from such injustice.
Please Be Kind Rewind
Your "kind regards" better have some "kind bud" if you get the drift,ol' boy.
SELF-PROCLAIMED PRINCE OF POT
Prince of Pot penitentiary positioned.
Marc, pretend you're Houdini.
Price of Pot?
Nooo, not no more. He WAS the prince of pot. Now I move to give him a more fitting title...
Martyr of Marijuana
Because that is just what he is, a martyr. He brought on a revolution. He was the man who spoke up from a crowd to frightened to utter a word. He has given us inspiration to take a stand for what we believe is just. He fought not just for legalization of marijuana but for the freedom to choose as well. He was the PRINCE OF POT. Now, in my mind, he is the MARTYR OF MARIJUANA... and when he dies, he will be the SAINT OF SATIVA.
FREE MARC! fuk the DEA! And, god willing, may Harry J. Anslinger rot in hell!
freedom for Marc
I see no real reason for the American courts to want to imprison you or anyone for such a thing as selling or distribution of seeds.
I hope you are safe and the government looks after real criminals.
it's very sad watching marc
it's very sad watching marc & jodie walking into that court,marc's looking at & about to deal with a 5 year jail sentance inside a rough u.s jail,jodie has to deal with the thought she may not see her husband in canada for 5 years & how her husband is getting through each day in jail...think how YOU would feel if you were watching your partner face the prospect of 5 years in a foreign prison,for doing something that is not illegal in his home country.show some compassion folks.
i know these are only words & all i can say to marc & jodie is hope you both stay strong during this difficult time & also for your team to stay true to your cause & keep fightingon.
take no notice of the bad comments on this page,like you said in one of your interviews these people forget it's people like you marc emery,who put there neck on the line back in the day & to this day ,just so people can read a book on weed/buy seeds & smoke with ease.
i just heard about marc through a friend yesterday & spent the last 8 hours online reading/watching all about him.i will look to see if there is a marc emery movement in my home country of scotland {i'll join}if not i'll start one.
Just to clarify! Selling
Just to clarify!
Selling seeds in Canada is considered illegal, though seldom enforced. If it were not illegal in Canada, the US wouldn’t have grounds for extradition.
So,if I understood you
So,if I understood you correctly, youre saying that Health Canada recommending me or encouraging me to buy seeds from Marc Emery in the past have encouraged me to commit an illegal act and break the canadian law !
Shocking !
To The Great Revelator
Just to clarify, Marc has been paying taxes on profits from the sell of "illegal" seeds for years now. If it was so "illegal" then how was Canada making money from it as well? Marc and the rest of us realize the legality of the matter. Just because there is a law doesn't make that law right! Read your history books. If you are out to clarify topics, pick one that isn't so lucid. Don't be so naive that the US has any grounds to extradite. They are a tyrannical country that rewrites the "rulebook" to suit the fancy of the bankers who hold the reins. The ultimate wolf in sheeps clothing and prince of lies. Stop looking at the puppet show, and realize who's pulling the strings!
Freedom
As many have done to little too late.Its a long road to that cold brick and steel cave .The freedom is and has been the federal issue since the begining.Now the capture of a dedicated and honourable veteran has been able to muster up more media and supporters.As one fallen general is incarcerated the ranks will bring in more privates.The fact is show the scars to the world as my brothers blood screams out from the blood stained ground.The carnal brutish people instilling this pain will be brought to justice as Mr Marc Emery will enform them of the cruel and shameful actions this Goverment has taken.
As we all know to well the oppresers and the ilk of them ,really do not know what they are doing.They brainwashed into a dogmatic protocall .As the time tics by the ground troops in the ranks are increasing and the war against a peaceful people is closing in on them.The circus tent is coming down as Mr Emery will let them know of the great atrocity they are causing to 141 million people { and growing }on this planet that use this herb.
God will see that the prohibitionist and the means of there kind will be humbled.
For all love the plants
flowers and trees
Cannabis is a plant that heals.
God gave the grass for animals and the use of HERB for MAN.
May we brake the chains that bind use as a jailed nation.
Sow the seeds of freedon ,plant pot for peace.
Crazy Bird
Why is it that there're so
Why is it that there're so many douches about today? Have some respect, if not for Marc himself then for his wife and friends. Marc is a hero, he's suffering 5 years imprisonment in a foreign jail for our civil liberties -- if that ain't an act of heroism, then I don't know what is.
Stay strong Jodie!
he's suffering not only for
he's suffering not only for canadian civil liberties. i feel as he's doing it for the whole world!
Kaunas, Lithuania - Europe
peace
set marc emery free...
after this drawn out process or rather due process another day of bondage is before us, i did not think canada had the guts to do it. imprisonment to me is like slavery and it has disenfranchised a whole nation. for a country that prides itself in democracy and the rule of law canada is demonstrating a failing grade. the conservative agenda continues to threat and beat the drums of war on the cannabis culture. in a green and social community our people will one day live in peace and harmony and be free to choose their lifestyle and not be forced by the corrupt ideology of incompetent politicians. the canadian leadership has ran this one aground, because of greviances and biases the marijuana advocates are been taken to jail unjustly. our liberal brothers have held their breath for too long and is allowing a cannabis leader to be persecuted. i trust in the few days ahead, three to be exact our dream of legalization will be realize and no more will the cannabis/hemp lovers fear our opressors. mystery babylon the great has fallen like pharoes army in the red sea. as bob marley say, "children weep no more..." have courage marc and may your wife jodie and family stand by you always. we are standing up with you in defence of this righteous culture and we cannot fail with god on our side... peace and love, from; reni b.
GENERAL NOTICE
She read your post and lost it.Jodie broke down in tears because of your dismal vista planing through your computer.Did you think to consider someone's feelings especially pertaining to this matter?
Please, no more posts directed to Jodie Emery.
Free Marc
I'm adding my sympathies to Jodie and Marc for this travesty of justice in this country Canada, 'Land Of the Free'! Ha! Don't make me laugh...This whole thing stinks of hypocrisy and injustice.
And, Jack Layton NDP leader TURNCOAT, should do Marc's time as far as I am concerned, 'coz he's lost my whole family and all of our friend's trust and votes now that he's completely distanced himself from any M-J association...
I just hope the American
I just hope the American people realize that no matter what the outcome of Marc Emery trial will be, they will never be forgiven for having extradited Marc to the US in the first place.As long as I live, I will never forget what you the American people have done to Marc,the most sympathetic and outgoing person I have known in my entire life and I condemn in the strongest words possible your past and present HYPOCRISY regarding the entire Cannabis issue.
You can boast your California is the most liberal state regarding pot, I will never ever purchase a product labeled made proudly in the US on it and encourage all my fellow Canadians to boycott American products until Marc Emery is returned to Canada.
In effect I would rather be friend with a taliban from Afghanistan than any American neighbor.
God! I hate you guys.
Hey! Eazy on the zeal there
Hey! Eazy on the zeal there bud. We have criminal usurpers in both govts if you havent noticed. Its not the amerikan people dummy.
reply to f8te
You just have to understand that we as Canadians, have had up to here living through decades of prohibitions...brought about by the likes of Anslinger,Richard Nixon,Reagan...etc
If not the American people who brought these figures forward, I wonder who has ?
Living in Canada is like living in the US.
Were living in Canada and even our own Canadian government does not protect a Canadian citizen from being extradited to the US.
Live your life in the US as you wish but please let us live our life the way we want to live it.
We are not puppets of the US despite living in close proximity !
Don't blame us....
It's wrong to blame the american people for what is happening to Marc.It's your fault too for electing those in your own govt who are rubber stamping the dea's demand....is it not?Trust me when I say that we the american people are just as sick and tired of this bullshit anti-marijuana war as anybody else in the world.When we elected obama,we all thought this crap would end,especially the fed raids on MM co-ops.WRONG.Obama's campaign promises are as empty as any I have heard over the years.In short,it's the "one world govt." crap that is being force fed to all of us.On your side of the border and mine.Should I then be mad at you?Not in my book bro.We have all been had,and poor Marc is being persecuted for it.It's your govt that isn't backing him up and telling the US to piss off,and they should tell the US to piss off,imho.
BAHCK AHFF YONKEES!
There's 38 million people in Canada .We should be concerned about islam running this country and not about some dopehead who likes attention and $ells some pot seeds.
Canada has far worse to consider than some filthy underdressed scumbags outsoyde dah Cahpitowl Building chanting their pro-pawt jibberish while walking in a circle carrying soyns.
It was not the American PEOPLE....
Anslinger was an appointed official, not voted for. As for the presidents? The people's vote makes no difference in the presidential election. It is the electoral colleague who votes the president into office. Were it the peoples vote that counted, former vice president Al Gore would have won the election in 2000, NOT G.W. Bush. Sure, we vote the president by proxy, but as I understand both our federal laws, and leaders are voted by proxy.(Pleas, correct me if I am wrong) Furthermore, most of our elected officials act outside of our will and desires. There has been significant support across the nation for the decriminalization/legalization of marijuana for years now. But, most of our politicians are folly to a major problem, as are they in Canada...Conglomerate corporation funded campaigning, and media coverage owned by the very conglomerate in-cahoots who fund the campaign. Its a ruthless system of "I scratch your back, you scratch mine." And it spans across the globe, not just locally.
Believe me, the general population of America, for the most part, would like nothing more than to just live, and let live. But we're fed mis-information to scare us into allowing such ruthless nonsense.(WMD's in Iraq? Nope!) And once its in place, they put up tonnes of road blocks in reversing it. Now, they're spinning information about Iran, and I fear that people will buy into it and support its invasion as well.
The problem is largely due to years of apathy towards the whole legislative process, and years of misinformation. The good news? That is changing, more people are doubting the promises of elected officials. And more people are seeking to learn the truth behind media spin, especially on topics that they feel important to them, and spreading their findings and opinions through the social network tool, the internet. Hence our, mostly, civilized conversations here.
I respect the opinions of Canadians and citizens of the world over. But I feel if I can offer valid and relative information, it is my duty. Just as it should be yours, as a Canadian, to correct me when I have a misunderstanding of the Canadian government or culture.
reply to toxic sludge and one12alpha
You have good point.Why be upset at the american people ?
This leads nowhere.It is the governments both Canadian and US that are at fault here.And there is nothing we can do about it.
Easy, Carpal Tunnel Head!
Correct.This bird's for shit!
Wait just a minute
The American people? Are you kidding me? Its not the "Amercan People" who put him in this position, it was the canadian goverment.
I live in NY and have used Marc's service in the past and I take offense to your comments. The punishments handed down in NYS for pot possesion/sale are the harshest in the the US outside of Texas. I understand and sympathize, really I do. but you need to change the part of your staement that reads "American people" to "DEA"
Peace out
Hating America
You have every right to hate America,but please remember, not all of us Americans are like this. I for one am sickened by my governemnts actions. They are corrupt. I will fight them til I die!
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
Imagine ! He's declared
Imagine ! He's declared guilty because he's sold SEEDS.
In Biology 101, my teacher taught me that seeds are the STUFF OF LIFE !
So,Marc Emery is guilty of selling LIFE,life that transform itself in becoming a beautiful green plant through the cares of the grower,a plant which can litterally save the planet in this age (please refer to the book The Emperor wears no clothes by Jack Herer ),a plant which could have given us a greener and healthier planet.
Lost opportunity !
So called apes of the early XXIst century much preferred to deal with STUFF OF DEATH: bombs,firearms,pesticides,pollution,nuclear weapons,machetes,war on drugs.
Earth is definitely not the best place to be nowadays !
SEA OF GREEN MF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What colour is the sky in your world?
Jodie and Marc, in reality
Jodie and Marc, in reality you should have accepted whats going to happen a long time ago.
Did you really think Canada could stand up to the country that protects them? Canada has no sovereignty, it is a nation supported by a stronger alli nation.
When you break american law, wether you're on US soil or not, Canada will extradite you.
in reality
in reality we should never accept this as " reality"
Protection
Maybe you want and need to be protected by the US. Most of us don't feel a need to be protected from anyone by anyone!
As a reporter once asked an American Ambassador, "Will you protect us from Quebec?".
HEY,MAN!!
Are we going to hear this martyr crap for the duration of Marc's incarceration?
He sold illegal marijuana seeds internationally-to the U.S.He flaunted it for years.What did anyone expect?
Now, it's time to pay the piper, feed the kitty, face the music, etc.Marc wants to renege on an agreement and on his personal responsibility?The social cripples posting on these message boards do not speak well for the usage of marijuana.Marc's GONE.He's in jail now.Go on with your lives.
Grow up. Part of that is putting the marijuana down.Contribute something to society other than another vehicle in a fast-food drive-thru for munchies or for keeping that thankless head shop owner in a new car every year.
I truly wish you WELL.