Pubdate: Tue, 02 Aug 2005
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Canada Web)
Copyright: 2005 CBC
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3 MARIJUANA ACTIVISTS TO APPEAR IN COURT

Three members of the B.C. Marijuana Party will be in British Columbia's 
Supreme Court on Tuesday, charged with selling marijuana seeds by mail 
order to the United States.

Marijuana party President Marc Emery and his employees Michelle Rainey and 
Gregory Williams were arrested on Friday at the request of the U.S. Drug 
Enforcement Agency.

American officials are seeking Emery's extradition, which could take six 
months to a year.

The warrant on Friday alleged a conspiracy to produce marijuana and 
distribute seeds, as well as alleging money laundering.

"Their activities resulted in the growing of tens of thousands of marijuana 
plants in America," assistant U.S. attorney Jeff Sullivan told CBC News on 
Friday.

* FROM AU. 2, 2005: U.S. seeks extradition of Canadian pot crusader

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/29/pot-raid050729.html

"He was involved, allegedly, in an illegal distribution of marijuana in 
this country [U.S.]. He is a drug dealer."

U.S. officials allege that Emery has sold as much as $3 million in seeds.
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