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September 28, 2009 in Nation/World, Region
Canada’s ’Prince of Pot’ taken into custody
Marc Emery, Canada’s so-called Prince of Pot, smokes a marijuana cigarette at his marriage to his wife, Jodie, in Vancouver, B.C., on July 23, 2006.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada’s so-called Prince of Pot is 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, drawing 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. Attorney’s Office 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.
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garfnagn on September 28 at 12:33 p.m.
“What did I sign?”
“No way, dude”
“Prison? like with lockdowns and guardtowers, man?”
“What did I sign, really, man, what was it?”
kemplam on September 28 at 3:10 p.m.
Sad day for all of us. All this over seeds. The money used on this case would be better off spent feeding some starving kids in our own country.
spokanada on September 28 at 3:31 p.m.
he goes to jail but his business will stay in operation and he will essentially become a martyr in Canada if he isn’t already. Good job USA. What exactly did you accomplish?
They have been going after Emery for years.
seattl420lover on September 28 at 3:36 p.m.
well he paid all his canadian taxes on the sales of seeds, will they give him back all his money then?
he also donated millions to the hemp re-legalzation efforts so it is wrong to put him in jail for selling seeds. many others in canada sell seeds
I don’t see any reason to put him in jail
lewis8457 on September 28 at 7:38 p.m.
Just another big goof by Uncle Sam waste our money trying someone for a crime that is legal in his own country. Face it USA you cant stop it no way no how, get smart and legalize it.
And upset Canada our neighbor to boot. Morons!
Ed Byrnes on September 28 at 7:59 p.m.
Really???? It is embarrassing that our federal government finds this to be an appropriate use of not only our financial resources but also the talent and energy of our law enforcement system - these energies could be used to combat behavior that actually endangers others. I am a father of two sons who I know will not always make choices that I would have them make, which is part of their personal maturation process. As a father I am gravely concerned that we, as a society, perpetuate a set of laws around cannabis whose consequences are more damaging than use of cannabis is itself. What this gentleman did was be open about who he is. There are millions of responsible adults who use cannabis recreationally and are actively contributing, productive members of our society, yet our cannabis policy forces them to hide a part of who they are. It is time for us to demand an open, reasoned and evidence informed debate of our shameful cannabis policies.
The time to embrace cannabis rights is now….
garfnagn on September 28 at 10:48 p.m.
Cannabis is and remains the primary gateway drug to harder drugs like meth, crack, and smack. Cannabis makes red blooded American boys grow huge hooters and forget where they put the toilet paper. Cannabis made it so Grateful Dead fans actually thought that horrid band was good and worth following all over on tour. Cannabis makes people eat entire boxes of Trix cereal in one setting. Cannabis the devil’s weed and I hope this guy gets a long haul in the pen. Cannabis is for losers.