Pubdate: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 Source: London Free Press (CN ON) Copyright: 2005 The London Free Press a division of Sun Media Corporation. Contact: http://www.lfpress.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/243 Author: Canadian Press Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?196 (Emery, Marc) EMERY ARRESTED, STORE RAIDED VANCOUVER -- Well-known Canadian pot activist Marc Emery -- a former Londoner -- and two others should be extradited to the U.S. to face several marijuana charges, says information contained in a search warrant sought by the United States and granted by a B.C. court. The raid on Emery's pot paraphernalia store in downtown Vancouver began in the late morning and involved uniformed and plainclothes city police officers. Emery, a well-known crusader for more liberal laws governing marijuana use, once operated the City Lights bookstore in London. The U.S. alleges Emery -- described in the search warrant as the Prince of Pot -- Gregory Keith Williams and Michelle Rainey-Fenkarek conspired to manufacture marijuana, to distribute marijuana seeds and conspired to engage in money laundering. Emery, also leader of the B.C. Marijuana party, was arrested earlier yesterday in Halifax by the RCMP, U.S. justice officials said. - --- MAP posted-by: Josh