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Cops bust 'Prince of Pot' for possession during smoke-in at police HQ.


Marc will spend the night in Remand
Cannabis Culture publisher Marc Emery was arrested today, July 9, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at about 4:20pm, during the first stop of what was planned to be a 16 city cross-country freedom tour.

Before leaving for Winnipeg, Emery declared his belief that recent court decisions in Ontario, which have legalized possession of marijuana in the province, apply equally across all of Canada.

"Cannabis possession is not an offense known to law anywhere in Canada," said Emery, announcing that he would begin his cross-country "Summer of Legalization Tour" with Winnipeg, Manitoba, and then go to Dauphin, Regina, and then on to other cities.

Although he was surrounded by the small crowd which had gathered, Emery was immediately arrested by police as he tried to light up his "Canucks Bong," which has the Canucks logo emblazoned into the glass. Police found no marijuana on Emery's person, other than that allegedly stuffed into the bowl, about to be lit.

Emery is being held overnight at the Winnipeg Remand Centre. He will be representing himself before a magistrate at 10am, July 10.

To reach the Winnipeg Police Department for media inquiries, or just to tell them your opinion, call 204-986-6037. To leave messages for Marc Emery, call the BC Marijuana Party office, at 604-684-7076.


News about the Emery bust on Pot-TV: <a href="http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-2051.html" target="_blank">www. pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-2051.html</a>

Marc Emery announces his cross-country tour: <a href="http://www.cannabisculture. com/articles/3019.html" target="_blank">www. cannabisculture.com/articles/3019.html</a>

Marc Emery announces his cross-country protest plans on Pot-TV: <a href="http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-2030.html" target="_blank">www. pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-2030.html</a>

You can also discuss Emery's tour in the CC Forums.

To help organize a smoke-out in your hometown, contact Marc Emery: marc@cannabisculture .com


Related link: Summer of Legalization Tour <a href="http://www.cannabisculture. com/articles/3019.html" target="_blank">http ://www.cannabisculture. com/articles/3019.html</a>


I hope Marc keeps on keeping on, I was planning to attend the Saskatoon smoke in.

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Marc Emery Imprisoned in Regina

Pot activist jailed for second time during his cross-country "Summer of Legalization" tour.



Cannabis Culture publisher Marc Emery's "Summer of Legalization" tour is turning into a "Summer of Busts," as Emery was imprisoned for the second time on Saturday, July 12, in Regina, Saskatchewan, for possession of marijuana. Emery's cross-country tour was inspired by recent court decisions which have legalized possession of marijuana in Ontario.

Judges in the provinces of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia have upheld the Ontario ruling as applying equally across all of Canada.

In early July, Emery announced that he would be travelling across Canada, stopping at 16 cities to openly smoke pot at rallies in front of their main police stations. His "Summer of Legalization" tour was aimed at promoting pot's new legal status by forcing the issue and standing down the police.

Emery had already held a rally in front of the Toronto police headquarters, and the police simply ignored the event and refused to even give comment to the media. Yet the nationwide tour did not have such an auspicious start.

At his first stop in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on July 9, Emery was arrested and held overnight for possession of the half-gram he had in his treasured "Canucks Bong."

The next day, Emery had been scheduled to appear in Dauphin, Manitoba, but because of his jail time he missed his flight. Instead, Emery spoke to the Dauphin gathering of about 100 over the phone, with his words being amplified for the crowd.

Yet even without Emery's direct presence, Dauphin police felt obliged to make arrests - two of the rally participants were busted for possession.

The next rally was scheduled for Saturday, July 12, at the Regina police station. According to reports from those who attended the rally, Emery made a speech to the crowd, and then was arrested while taking a hit from a "Saskatchewan Roughriders" bong donated by the local Head to Head Novelties.

The bong was seized, and Emery was taken to jail where he had expected to remain for two nights, to go before a magistrate on Monday. Yet Emery was released late Saturday night, and planned to return to Vancouver on Sunday, July 13.

According to initial reports, two other people were also arrested by police. One arrest was for obstruction of justice, as a man layed his body in the path between the cops and Emery, and another arrest was made for possession.

"We must acknowledge that marijuana is already legal in Canada," Emery had told the crowd in a speech before his toke and arrest. "I am here to assert my rights as a Canadian, to be able to smoke and posess marijuana anywhere in Canada! I'm not breaking the law here. We're having a legal demonstration to celebrate the smoking of a legal plant, which has been legal since
August 1, 2001, and we need the Attorney General of Saskatchewan to admit that this is the case!"

In a pamphlet he handed out at his events, Emery explained the legal basis of his claim that marijuana is legal across Canada. "It is my belief that since a Court of Appeal has struck down the cannabis possession law, and that at the time of the verdict of the Court of Appeal in July 2000 the government did not appeal the decision, but agreed to abide by the ruling, then in fact ... cannabis possession is not an offense known to law anywhere in Canada."

In an interview with David Malmo-Levine on Pot-TV, Winnipeg activist Chris Buors described the Regina protest and Emery's arrest. "It was a beautiful show from the citizens of Regina. There was 60, perhaps 70 people, they were cheering, they were responsive to Marc's message. Marc wowed the crowd for 20 minutes, then at 4:20 he lit up just like he promised he would, and the Regina city police came out and arrested him."

Buors also explained that police had told Marc that if he continued his tour they would arrest him everywhere he went. "They threatened to extradite him from Regina," added Buors, indicating that Emery could have been returned to Winnipeg and jailed for breaching the Winnipeg judge's order that he not continue his tour or further challenge the marijuana possession laws. The Winnipeg judge had told Emery that continued protests could result in his being imprisoned until his September trial date for the possession charge.

"Marc is a remarkable individual," concluded Buors. "I've never seen anybody with more heart for the cause than Marc in my life."

Marc Emery plans to continue his cross-country tour. The next stop is Halifax, on July 19.

To contact Marc Emery by telephone, call the BC Marijuana Party office, at 604-684-7076.



Contact Marc Emery: marc@cannabisculture .com

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The Marijuana Party of British Columbia advocates a platform of Choices, Options and Tolerance. We believe that people should be free to make decisions about their own bodies and how they wish to live their lives, without undue intrusion by the government or police.

As members of an oppressed and outlawed culture, many of us have experienced first-hand the indignity of police harassment, arrest and government persecution because of our personal beliefs and lifestyle choices.

We want to reverse the trend towards more government control over our daily lives, and stop the political weakness which prevents new thinking and innovative solutions to the problems which currently face us.

Our policies are aimed at maximizing the ability of all British Columbians to control their own destiny, and limiting the ability of the government and police to interfere with our peaceful, personal activities and beliefs.

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