Pubdate: Mon, 13 May 2002
Source: Province, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2002 The Province
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476
Author: Marc Emery

'I OFFERED THEM SEED'

I offered any seed out of our our hundreds of strains to Health Canada at 
no charge, in any quantity, on numerous occasions.

The government declined, one might presume, because what I do is still 
considered illegal. Yet, Health Canada is also growing marijuana, and 
that's illegal. But the government gave itself an exemption.

They could have given themselves an exemption in obtaining seeds from me, 
but chose not to. Bureaucracy and false pride by Health Canada has led to 
further humiliation of the sick and dying.

Marijuana is not a drug, it's a plant, and no two plants will ever be 
identical. Therefore, the government can never achieve its objective of a 
"consistent, quantifiable" THC amount even within the same strain.

Marc Emery,

Vancouver Marijuana Party,

Candidate for Mayor
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