Pubdate: Fri, 05 Aug 2005
Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC)
Copyright: 2005 Times Colonist
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/victoria/timescolonist/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/481
Author: CanWest News Service
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)

POT PRINCE SEES HIMSELF AS MARIJUANA MARTYR

VANCOUVER - A defiant Marc Emery said in a jailhouse interview he's looking 
forward to his day in court so he can bring down Canada's unjust pot laws.

The 47-year-old B.C. Marijuana party leader was granted bail this week by 
B.C. Supreme Court after being charged by U.S. authorities for money 
laundering and cross-border trafficking of marijuana seeds. However, he has 
yet to secure the $50,000 needed to get out of custody.

"I guess that's what I've always been seeking anyway," Emery said, 
referring to his upcoming trial for selling marijuana seeds. "That's what 
I've always wanted to do -- to make Canada free ... ultimately I am fit and 
ready to battle."

Last week, Vancouver police raided Emery's Hastings Street store as part of 
a sweeping 18-month-long investigation led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement 
Administration. Emery was arrested along with two other people.
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