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Marc Emery on Question Period last year

B.C. marijuana store raided, leader arrested
CTV.ca News Staff

Police raided a marijuana seed store run by the B.C. Marijuana Party leader in Vancouver Friday, apparently at the request of U.S. authorities in Seattle.

As a result of the 11 a.m. raid, two people were arrested in Vancouver, and Marijuana Party leader Marc Emery was picked up in Nova Scotia.

The warrant cited a request from U.S. officials.

The charges are:

Conspiracy to manufacture marijuana;
Conspiracy to sell marijuana sell marijuana seeds;
Conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Party spokesperson Kirk Tousaw, reached at the store in Vancouver, said he had not spoken to Emery since the raid.

"I can express a pretty significant disappointment that police would choose to go this route to go after Marc and others who have been operating there for years with no harm to anyone," Tousaw told CTV.ca News.

"The timing stinks. They do it on Friday so that they can keep you in jail the maximum amount of time before you can be released on bail," said Tousaw.

Emery's operation on West Hastings houses a head shop, a book store, the headquarters for PotTV and the operations behind an Internet-based seeds sales company.

The seed business alone is said to be worth $1 million a year.

U.S. officials will hold a news conference in Seattle later today to discuss the case.

B.C. marijuana store raided, leader arrested

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Conspiracy to manufacture marijuana;
Conspiracy to sell marijuana sell marijuana seeds;
Conspiracy to commit money laundering.

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Those are some hardcore charges, jesus............

Wil the canadian government extradite a canadian for selling seeds? Our laws might be lax, who knows what america does to send vendors.

Jesus Christ. This is insanity. How the hell can the US even TRY to have a CANADIAN CITIZEN extradited to face charges? There are no words. Only tears.

Marc, Marijuana Man, and Michelle, we love you, we will fight for you, I will lay down in front of the truck carrying you through the border if I have to. This is sickening.

Heather

"Will the canadian government extradite a canadian for selling seeds?"

It looks like with enough pressure they might just do that, this is serious. My government is treating Pot like Cocain & Marc Emery like Pablo Escobar. Where is this madness going to lead us, when will it end? FREE MARC EMERY, AND ALL PRISONERS OF THIS WAR ON POT NOW!!!

Tony Bowles California Marijuana Party President

Bush's War on Pot
Posted by CN Staff on July 28, 2005 at 10:46:51 PT
By Robert Dreyfuss
Source: Rolling Stone

USA -- America's long-running war on drugs has, literally, gone to pot.
More than two decades after it was launched in response to the spread of crack cocaine -- and in the midst of a brand-new wave of methamphetamine use sweeping the country -- the government crackdown has shifted from hard drugs to marijuana.
http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread20997.shtml

First news to be indexed by Google News:
http://news.google.com/news?q=marc+emery

Put quotes around Marc Emery to narrow the search:

"marc emery"

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Vancouver police raid pot business

Broadcast News

July 29, 2005

VANCOUVER -- Police have raided a business run by the head of the B.C. Marijuana Party in Vancouver -- and looks like the raid was ordered by the U.S.

Leader Marc Emery was not at the marijuana seed store when it was raided by police earlier today.

But police say he has been arrested in Halifax.

A store employee says police arrived with a search warrant shortly before 11 am.

The charges outlined in the warrant indicate it is on behalf of the American government.

Emery and two other people are accused of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana, conspiracy to distribute seeds, and money laundering.

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Real quick post from the office...
a crowd has gathered in the park across the street and on the sidewalk in front of the store.
Media,cameras and action!
people from around the lower mainland and the valley are here too, come down and support if you can.

The DEA is callling are you answering?
they are here in Canada.

I see Jodies online???


????????

I'll be there as soon as I can, which probably won't be until around 6:30. Is that too late? You know what, I don't care. I'm coming anyway.

Heather

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Emery and two other people are accused of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana, conspiracy to distribute seed, and money laundering

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Yeah, the U.S. government HATES competition!!!
I bet this all ends up getting tossed into the 'terrorism' category,
just so they dont have to let them have access to a lawyer or due process.

Since when does U.S. law apply here? Isn't this Canada?