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Newsbrief:
Canadian
Marijuana
Activist/Entrepreneur
Marc
Emery
Jailed
for
90
Days
8/20/04
Marc Emery, the Vancouver-based
founder of the British Columbia Marijuana Party (http://www.bcmarijuanaparty.com),
publisher of Cannabis Culture magazine (http://www.cannabisculture.com),
and marijuana seed empresario, was sent to jail for 90 days Thursday afternoon
in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for passing two joints at a political rally
in March.
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Marc Emery getting arrested in Winnipeg, July 2003
(courtesy Cannabis Culture magazine) |
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Emery, one of the most prominent
figures in Canada's marijuana scene -- he is sometimes referred to as "The
Prince of Pot" -- has a long history of arrests to further the cause of
marijuana legalization, but has never before faced significant time behind
bars. But, reported Cannabis Culture, this is Saskatoon, "one of
Canada's most anti-pot regions," one where harsh sentences are frequently
handed out. Emery was charged under Canada's drug trafficking law,
which makes no distinction among quantities or between different drugs,
and could have faced seven years in prison. Crown prosecutors asked
for two.
Emery was arrested after
sharing two joints with people in a local park after giving a speech denouncing
the marijuana laws. While Canadian law permits laying a trafficking
charge for sharing a joint, such charges are rarely brought, suggesting
Emery was prosecuted for political reasons.
Emery served three nights
in the Saskatoon jail after his arrest and had been free on bond pending
trial and sentencing. While his attorneys said they were considering
an appeal of the sentence, Emery will probably have done his time before
the appeal is heard.
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