Pubdate: Tue, 12 Aug 2014
Source: Kenora Daily Miner And News (CN ON)
Copyright: 2014 Kenora Daily Miner and News
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Author: Giuseppe Valiante
Page: 5

PRINCE OF POT SET TO GO GLOBAL

OTTAWA - Marc and Jodie Emery, Canada's royal couple of marijuana, 
plan to take their drug-reform fight global after Marc returns home 
from the U.S. a free man.

Soon after Marc walks across the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit into 
Windsor, Ont., Tuesday, Jodie said the couple will fly to Ireland and 
Spain on sponsored speaking gigs.

Jodie has waited over four years for her husband, once the largest 
supplier of marijuana seeds to the U.S., to finish his sentence for 
conspiracy to manufacture marijuana.

Dubbed the Prince of Pot, Marc made millions selling his seeds across 
the border from his B.C.-based company and drew the ire of the U.S. 
Drug Enforcement Agency, which successfully got him extradited from 
Canada in 2010.

Jodie said when they return from Europe they'll "be on a 
cross-country welcome home tour" during which they'll campaign for 
drug reform in Canada and for their new favourite political party, 
the federal Liberals.

Ten years ago, Marc and Jodie supported the NDP, who "at least talked 
about" legalization, she said.

Now their man is Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who supports 
marijuana legalization.

Jodie said she received her official Liberal nomination papers this 
week for the riding of Vancouver East, which has been held by the 
NDP's Libby Davies since 1997.
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