Marc Emery finally might get extradided friday

Mikey · 01-07-2010, 07:45 PM

Prince of Pot Marc Emery could be extradited to U.S. Friday

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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.

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.

Emery says he will not turn fugitive, but will obey the order, when it comes.

Until then, Emery, often referred to as B.C.'s Prince of Pot, is making the most of his last days of freedom.

"I've been enjoying every moment of it out with my wife. We are just living day to day," he said.

Emery's trouble with U.S. authorities stemmed from his online mail-order marijuana seed business, "Marc Emery Direct Seeds," which he ran from 1994 to 2005.

Trade in seeds is illegal in Canada and the U.S., but the law is seldom enforced here.

By 2005, the U.S. Justice Department got wind of the seeds coming into their country. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency raided Emery's business, and the Canadian government was asked to extradite him to America to face charges of conspiracy to produce and traffic marijuana and to launder the proceeds of crime — charges that could have landed him a life sentence in a U.S. prison.

After a failed legal bid to serve his time in Canada, Emery signed a plea bargain in September 2009 to avoid a U.S. trial. The deal reduced his sentence to five years in a U.S. federal prison.

"It's clearly a political case against me," Emery said. "It's not because of any harm I have done."

Emery was detained in North Fraser Pretrial Centre as his lawyers argued his case in an extradition hearing in B.C. Supreme Court. He was released on bail Nov. 18.

After his hearing concluded, his lawyer was given a reprieve until this week to submit final documents, owing to an illness — which meant the extradition order could not be filed until Friday at the earliest.

Emery said he expects to be held at SeaTac Federal Detention Centre outside Seattle for several weeks following his transfer to the U.S. while officials decide where he will serve his sentence.
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real shame, had a chance to meet him a few times in van,once at the tommy chong book signing and once at the cannabis day where we all passed a doobie around

he never sold out tho

Mikey · 01-07-2010, 07:46 PM

think about it

all this
all this shit

over fucking seeds

fucking seeds man

zoltron · 01-07-2010, 08:17 PM

It IS ridiculous!! But I gotta level with you...I've spoken to the guy & he's 1 of the most arrogant dudes in the cannabis scene.
I hate it for him...I think ANY incarceration for cannabis is ridiculous...but he isn't 1 of the nicer activists.

Mikey · 01-07-2010, 08:21 PM

I've met a lot of people from London Ontario (shady sketchy bad people, car thieves crooks that kinda people) and they all told me that Emery is a piece of shit who sold out a buncha people (thats where he's there from)

regardless.
he's been fighting for pot rights with balls of brass steel so i commend him for that

zoltron · 01-07-2010, 08:28 PM

/\/\/\/\ Yeah, I agree. He's been 'fighting the good fight' for awhile now & hate to see anyone locked-up for 1 of God's plants.
Like that comedian Bill Hicks said -- "So, saying that cannabis should be illegal is like saying that God made a mistake??" Fuckin laws are ridiculous!!

& yeah, Emery 'dropped a dime' on a few peeps. I hate a rat!!

John F. Kerry · 01-07-2010, 09:20 PM

i dunno guys marc emery is kinda a retard. i do like him and what he does its just a shame that the only people who are willing to throw their lives away for the cause are the kind who seem a little off the deep end

_tyranT · 01-08-2010, 10:20 AM

i like marc emery good fella.

patriot · 01-08-2010, 11:34 AM

Add dangerous criminal to that as well. Yeah right. He stands for all of us and you call him names. I've been called the same, as was The Governor until his assassination. Just think, if The Governor was a cop, they would have had no trouble finding out who murdered him.

John F. Kerry · 01-08-2010, 11:59 AM

yea i guess i kinda feel bad marc emery is a cool guy. its the law that made him fucked up .

farmergiles · 01-08-2010, 12:14 PM

Doesn't really matter if he's bona fide or not.

As Mikey said, over seeds?

Plus the Canadian govmnt bent over and took it in the arse with the extradition thing if I got that right.

zoltron · 01-08-2010, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by patriot

Add dangerous criminal to that as well. Yeah right. He stands for all of us and you call him names. I've been called the same

Lighten up, PAT...don't start a RIOT. Get it? PAT-RIOT?

No, he doesn't stand for me...as 90% of the growers I've spoken with claimed his seeds were garbage. I'd much rather stand by Tommy Chong, who got a prison sentence for selling brand-new bongs. How can someone be arrested for designing glass utensils without ANY cannabis residue?
I definitely feel bad for Emery, as I do for anyone being locked-up for cannabis. But as far as representing me & my opinions on the subject, he's not the Prince of my pot!!

Roach · 01-08-2010, 02:32 PM

I like him, always have.

and wish only the best for him.

one of a truely dying breed

01-07-2010, 07:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	think about it all this all this shit over fucking seeds fucking seeds man __________________ RIP Gov

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zoltron Yankee Rebel Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: left right here Posts: 6,238 Thanks: 638 Thanked 942 Times in 499 Posts	It IS ridiculous!! But I gotta level with you...I've spoken to the guy & he's 1 of the most arrogant dudes in the cannabis scene. I hate it for him...I think ANY incarceration for cannabis is ridiculous...but he isn't 1 of the nicer activists. __________________ Politicians against Legalization support Organized Crime

01-07-2010, 08:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	I've met a lot of people from London Ontario (shady sketchy bad people, car thieves crooks that kinda people) and they all told me that Emery is a piece of shit who sold out a buncha people (thats where he's there from) regardless. he's been fighting for pot rights with balls of brass steel so i commend him for that __________________ RIP Gov

01-07-2010, 08:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
zoltron Yankee Rebel Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: left right here Posts: 6,238 Thanks: 638 Thanked 942 Times in 499 Posts	/\/\/\/\ Yeah, I agree. He's been 'fighting the good fight' for awhile now & hate to see anyone locked-up for 1 of God's plants. Like that comedian Bill Hicks said -- "So, saying that cannabis should be illegal is like saying that God made a mistake??" Fuckin laws are ridiculous!! & yeah, Emery 'dropped a dime' on a few peeps. I hate a rat!! __________________ Politicians against Legalization support Organized Crime

01-08-2010, 11:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
patriot Liar,Cheat,and Fraud Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: United States of Saudi Arabiaa Posts: 1,679 Thanks: 34 Thanked 154 Times in 103 Posts	An arrogant retard??? Add dangerous criminal to that as well. Yeah right. He stands for all of us and you call him names. I've been called the same, as was The Governor until his assassination. Just think, if The Governor was a cop, they would have had no trouble finding out who murdered him. __________________ A true patriot is always ready to stand up against his own government. We can't be using plants that come from the Lord for beneficial purposes. Now hurry up, or we'll be late for church. The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.-Adolf Hitler Legalizing marijuana won't grow our economy-Barack Hussein Obama 2009

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_tyranT Old School Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ohio Posts: 1,571 Thanks: 12 Thanked 41 Times in 29 Posts	i like marc emery good fella.

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farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,802 Thanks: 2,281 Thanked 3,748 Times in 2,553 Posts	Doesn't really matter if he's bona fide or not. As Mikey said, over seeds? Plus the Canadian govmnt bent over and took it in the arse with the extradition thing if I got that right. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

01-08-2010, 02:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
Roach Victoria Aut Mors Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7,183 Thanks: 2,372 Thanked 1,986 Times in 1,509 Posts	I like him, always have. and wish only the best for him. one of a truely dying breed

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