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Help Free Marc Emery!
Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 6:56am
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Sample script: "I am a voter and I am outraged at what the government is doing to Marc Emery. I urge you to NOT extradite Marc Emery to the USA. I and many others are deeply moved and angered by Marc Emery's imprisonment. Free Marc Emery!"
NDP, Liberal, Conservative politicians petition to stop Marc Emery's extradition to the US
Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:32am
By Carlito Pablo, Georgia StraightMembers of Parliament from three parties—Conservative, Liberal, and New Democrat—are poised to present petitions with thousands of signatures seeking to stop the extradition to the U.S. of Canada’s Prince of Pot, Marc Emery.
The politicians are Conservative MP Scott Reid of Ontario, Vancouver South Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh, and Vancouver East NDP MP Libby Davies, the Georgia Straight has learned.
“That’s correct,” Reid’s aide Mike Firth confirmed by phone from Ottawa. “We haven’t arranged a day yet. We’re still trying to get a day when the three of them will be available at the same time.”
Last summer, Emery entered into a plea bargain with American authorities that will likely see him thrown in a U.S. jail for at least five years for distributing marijuana seeds.
The petitions ask Conservative justice minister and attorney general Rob Nicholson not to sign the extradition papers of the Vancouver-based cannabis activist.
Elderly Ontario woman extradited to U.S. on decades-old pot charge
Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 3:56pm
TORONTO — A 74-year-old woman from Hamilton, Ont., who attempted to cross the border into New York state earlier this week learned the hard way that the United States does not take kindly to drug charges — no matter how old.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection say Homenella Cole advised border officers at the Lewiston-Queenston border crossing Monday that she was inadmissible to the U.S. because of previous criminal convictions in Canada.
"She said she wanted a waiver to enter the U.S., which is not uncommon," said CBP spokesman Kevin Corsaro.
A routine criminal record check revealed that Cole was the subject of active felony warrant issued on April 1, 1980 by the New York City Police Department.
Harper covers up Prince of Pot details
Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 2:32pm
Marc Emery would be shipped to U.S. prison for acts committed in Canada and our nation's government hides the facts.In late 2009, Marc Emery signed a plea deal for a 5-year sentence in the US system. “I was forced to take this plea deal for five years under great duress,” said Emery.
“If I went to trial in the United States, I would have received a mandatory minimum sentences of 30 years up to life. I shouldn’t be going to prison at all for selling seeds to consenting adults, but five years is preferable to a life sentence.”
Prince of Pot Marc Emery could be extradited to U.S. Friday
Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 12:23pm
By. Elaine O’Connor, Canwest News Service
VANCOUVER -- Vancouver marijuana activist Marc Emery is taking his last puff of freedom -- as the clock counts down on an extradition order that will send him to a U.S. jail for five years.
Mr. Emery, founder of the B.C. Marijuana Party and publisher of Cannabis Culture magazine, is currently out on bail waiting for Federal Justice Minister and Attorney General Rob Nicholson to sign the extradition order, which can be done any time after Friday.
Mr. Emery says he will not turn fugitive, but will obey the order, when it comes.
Tories hide behind “national security” to deny access to information request: Marc Emery update
Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 11:43am
By. Matthew Johnston
Canadian libertarian publisher and activist Marc Emery faces extradition to the U.S. on charges related to selling marijuana seeds. While Justice Minister Rob Nicholson could refuse the U.S. extradition request, he is expected to approve the extradition anytime after January 8th, according to Jacob Hunter, Policy Director with Beyond Prohibition Foundation.
Nicholson has ignored the pleas of Canadians to charge Emery in Canada for his so-called crime of selling marijuana seeds. This move would assert Canadian sovereignty over drug policy and likely lead to a legal outcome that would better reflect Canadian attitudes toward marijuana prohibition.
Emery is the publisher of Cannabis Culture magazine, leader of the BC Marijuana Party and owner of the now-defunct Marc Emery Seeds, an online marijuana seed retailer, the profits from which financed much of international movement to liberalize marijuana laws before his arrest.
Marc Emery vs. Roman Polanski: A tale of two extraditions
Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Mon, 11/30/2009 - 7:45pm
Peter Jaworski & Dr. Michael Wagner, The Western Standard
Canadian libertarian publisher and activist Marc Emery faces extradition to the U.S. on charges related to selling marijuana seeds. Movie director Roman Polanski faces extradition to the U.S. on charges related to drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. While the Canadian government refuses to protect its own peaceful, productive natural-born citizen from extradition, Polanski’s adopted country of France is fighting to keep this confessed sex offender from facing the U.S. justice system.
Marc Emery is a quintessential citizen-activist. That is the message one gets from his life so far. Although he has had occasional run-ins with Canadian authorities over his marijuana activism, the worst punishment he experienced before his current arrest was two months in jail. For the most part, Emery was left alone, generating tax revenue for the government and employing numerous people through his publishing and retail businesses. He wasn’t harming anyone, so there was no urgency to deal with him.
Tommy Chong wearing Free Marc T-Shirt on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 7:11am"Prince Of Pot" Granted Bail: Fog of Extradition Looms
Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 2:18pm
Marc Scott Emery has been allowed bail this morning, aided by lawyer Kirk Tousaw. While this decision is encouraging for Marc and his family, the extradition is pending and Marc could be sent to the United States any day. This decision means that Marc could be out of North Fraser Pretrial Centre today or tomorrow to spend what time he has left in Canada with his wife Jodie.
Marc Emery could be extradited any day
Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Sun, 11/01/2009 - 4:23pm
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - He's waiting for a five year jail term. The prince of pot, is sitting tight until he's extradited to the United States.
Since surrendering in September, Marc Emery has been waiting at the North Fraser pre-trial centre -- a maximum security facility. A justice minister has to sign extradition papers to send Emery south, which still hasn't been done.
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