I'm writing to voice my displeasure with Stephen Harper's Conservative government. The recent extradition of activist Marc Emery to the United States of America is a complete travesty to our sovereignty and a chilling warning of the future to come. What kind of government sends a peaceful man to a foreign prison for a crime that we here neglect to punish him with? The crime in question is selling marijuana seeds online, a thriving business that Marc Emery used to help support legalization efforts worldwide, and a business that Mr. Emery had legally claimed with Revenue Canada. [continues 184 words]
I'm writing to warn Canadians about what I feel is a broadening of the scope in the war on drugs and more specifically the war on cannabis. It would appear that since the May 10 extradition of Marc Scott Emery, the Conservative Party has been making considerable efforts to restrain the cultivation and consumption of cannabis by Canadians. These efforts have been in the Conservative party's plans for some time now and include the re-introduction of Bill C-15 as Bill S-10 in the Senate. Essentially this bill will ask for mandatory minimum jail sentences for the cultivation of as little as six cannabis plants, the production of by-products like hashish or even for something as simple as baking 'special brownies.' [continues 474 words]
Re: 'Prince of Pot pleads guilty to drug distribution for five-year prison term' (thespec.com, May 25) Marc Scott Emery pleaded guilty to drug distribution in a Seattle courtroom as part of his five-year plea bargain deal. His story brings shame to our current government and its lack of fortitude in the face of mounting pressure from the Drug Enforcement Agency. One can only ask why the DEA can operate inside our borders with such impunity and why such a politically fuelled extradition was ever allowed to happen. [continues 70 words]
On May 10, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson signed an order of extradition sending Marc Emery to a federal institution in the United States of America. His crime was selling one of Earth's most basic forms of sustenance, growth and life - seeds. Marijuana seeds. When Health Canada first began giving out licences to medicinal users, they recommended to MPs and licensed users that new growers should purchase seeds online from Canadian sellers like Marc Emery (Marc Emery Direct Seeds). NDP Health Critic Svend Robinson can testify to that fact. [continues 229 words]
On May 10, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson signed an order of extradition sending Marc Emery to a federal institution in the United States of America. His crime was selling one of Earth's most basic forms of sustenance, growth and life -seeds. Marijuana seeds. When Health Canada first began giving out licences to medicinal users, they recommended to MPs and licensed users that new growers should purchase seeds online from Canadian sellers like Marc Emery (Marc Emery Direct Seeds). NDP Health Critic Svend Robinson can testify to that fact. [continues 229 words]
