latinlovegod99
Bluelighter
Well America, looks like Bush not only wants to force his views on US, but also on our neighbors to the north. This is absolute bullshit. Seattle DEA raided the BCMP (BC Marijuana Party) bookstore today. They are trying to extradite Marc Emery (the Prince of Pot) to the US to stand trial, as well as some of his associates. Charges are money laundering, conspiracy to manufacture marijuana, and conspiracy to distribute seeds. Here's the story...
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There are people already protesting in front of the BCMP bookstore, so if you're near by make the trip and join! This is one of those times where we can actually make a difference! If you can't make it, please make a call to the Seattle DEA (not from home or traceable lines of course) at (206) 553-5443 and voice your disapproval!July 29, 2005
Vancouver marijuana store raided
VANCOUVER (CP) - Police raided a business run by the head of the B.C.
Marijuana Party on Friday based on a search warrant that was requested
by the U.S. government.
Marc Emery, the leader of the party, was not at the store when it was
raided but Chris Bennett, who witnessed the raid and is an employee of
Pot TV, said Emery had been arrested in Halifax.
Authorization to conduct the raid was made Thursday by Associate Chief
Justice Patrick Dohm of the B.C. Supreme Court under the Mutual Legal
Assistance in Criminal Matters Act.
Several officers, some in plain clothes, some in uniform, raided the
marijuana seed and paraphernalia store on West Hastings Street in
downtown Vancouver owned by Emery, who the search warrant also
described by his alias "The Prince of Pot."
The search warrant named Emery, Gregory Williams and Michelle
Rainey-Fenkarek. Bennett said Williams was taken into police custody at
the store on Friday while Rainey-Fenkarek was arrested at her home on
Thursday night.
Police were not immediately available to comment on whether any arrests
had been made.
The store, named Toker's Bowl, is adjacent to the New Amsterdam Cafe
where people have been smoking marijuana openly for years.
Several people gathered outside the store to protest the raid, many
holding anti-American signs.
Police sealed off the store and covered the windows with paper while
they conducted their search.
The search warrant sets out a long list of requests made by the United
States to the Vancouver police department.
In the warrant, the U.S. alleges that those named in it have conspired
to manufacture marijuana, conspired to distribute marijuana seeds and
conspired to engage in money laundering.
The warrant requests that police seize cash and receipts, client lists
and other records identifying purchasers of goods from Emery, and
employee records, including applications for employment.
It also asks for business and company incorporation documents, leases,
rental agreements, computers, hard drives, diskettes and CD-ROMS.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Law/Marijuana/2005/07/29/pf-1152768.html
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