(Canada) MPs work to block extradition of B.C.'s 'Prince of Pot' to U.S

[Kurrupt]

MPs work to block extradition of B.C.'s 'Prince of Pot' to U.S
The Victoria Times Colonist
3/17/2010

Marijuana activist Marc Emery's battle to avoid going to a U.S. prison is getting a boost this week in the House of Commons.

Three MPs -- Libby Davies of the NDP, Ujjal Dosanjh of the Liberals and Scott Reid of the Conservatives -- presented a petition signed by more than 12,000 Canadians asking Justice Minister Rob Nicholson not to sign extradition papers that would send Emery south to serve a five-year sentence for selling marijuana seeds online in 2005.

His removal order has been sitting on the justice minister's desk since Jan. 8.

"Nine weeks have passed and he hasn't made that decision, so something is keeping him from doing it," said Emery, widely known as "the Prince of Pot."

In Canada, a person convicted of selling marijuana seeds faces a fine of $200. In the U.S., a person could be sentenced to life in prison for the same crime.

Source: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/news/2692099/story.html

 

[BrutalRollar]

What the hells wrong with people, its just pot! Man this dudes a hero to me, he did a speech in my city a coupke years ago.

 

[Unbreakable]

If the wall streets theifs get away with that... This guy should have the right to smoke some plants.... and the wall street theifs should go to jail..... but this is America... The wall street elietes are prob smoking a blunt right now while this guy might have to go to jail. and might have to suck on "Bubba's Blunt"... What a joke reality is for the common folk....

:face Palm:

 

[Huaca]

I am ashamed to be an American.

 

[Dragynfyr]

The DEA came right out in their official statement about this on their web site that it's just a move to hurt Marijuana Reform. He donates huge sums of money to the cause and the DEA stated that his arrest would be a huge blow to the movement. They've lost and are going down kicking and screaming.


I hope Canada shows some balls and doesn't sign off on this =\

 

[Kurrupt]

I hope Canada shows some balls and doesn't sign off on this =\

I really do to, but we both know what the chances of that are. US pretty much runs Canada too now sadly . Marc Emery is an amazing person who has helped so many, he doesn't deserve to rot in an American prison for selling seeds, "justice" (if you can even call it that) is so fucking backwards sometimes it makes my head spin. Fuck the "war on drugs" .

 

[slimvictor]

Let's hope that Canada has some sense, and stands up to the US.

He was selling PLANT SEEDS, for god's sake.
They grow into a PLANT with FLOWERS that make people laugh and eat.