Pubdate: Tue, 24 Mar 2009
Source: Metro (Vancouver, CN BC)
Page: 2
Copyright: 2009 Metro Canada
Contact:  http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3775
Author: Andrea Woo
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?196 (Emery, Marc)

EMERY SAYS OLYMPICS BEING USED AS AN EXCUSE TO OUST HIM

The "Prince of Pot" believes that Vancouver is using the upcoming 
Olympics as a last-ditch effort to boot him out of town.

Marc Emery, outspoken pot activist and leader of the B.C. Marijuana 
Party, has never needed a business licence for his various Hastings 
Street stores because they operated under the umbrella of his political party.

With the Games approaching, however, he feels Vancouver police are 
nagging city hall to turn up the heat and close the businesses: the 
420 Convenience Store, the Cannabis Culture store and Cannabis 
Culture magazine's administrative office.

"This is the last great chance for the Conservative government to get 
rid of us," he said yesterday, adding that he has complied with every 
government, health and safety order to date.
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