Pubdate: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) Copyright: 2008 Times Colonist Contact: http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/481 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Marc+Emery HEARING SET FOR B.C.'S 'PRINCE OF POT' VANCOUVER -- The province's self-styled Prince of Pot and his two of his colleagues will face an extradition hearing on Dec. 1. Canadians Mark Emery, Michelle Rainey and Greg Williams all face charges of drug trafficking and money laundering in the U.S. The three were arrested in Canada in August 2005 at the request of U.S. officials because of Emery's Vancouver-based seed sale business and strident pro-pot activism. In court yesterday, two weeks were set aside for the hearing, one starting Dec. 1 and another in February 2009. The hearing had been delayed while both sides tried to work out a plea bargain. The process began again last month after Ottawa nixed a tentative deal between the 50-year-old Emery and U.S. prosecutors. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake