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 Another Marc Emery News Bolt 
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Free Marc Emery: Rally For The Prince of Pot - Saturday, September 19, 2009
y Cannabis Culture - Tuesday, July 21 2009
TAGS: CC MAGAZINE FEATURE ARTICLES HEADLINE NEWS MARC EMERY PROTEST WORLDWIDE RALLY FOR THE PRINCE OF POT
CANNABIS CULTURE - Join 'The Worldwide Rally For The Prince of Pot', and show your support for Marc Emery, the marijuana activist who is going to jail in the United States for FIVE YEARS for selling marijuana seeds and funding the cannabis movement.
Marc is expected to be sentenced in the Seattle Federal Court of Ricardo Martinez on or around Monday, September 28. The plea agreement is for a 5-year sentence in US Federal Prison. The global rallies in support of Marc will be on Saturday, September 19th -- join the Facebook page!
Marc Emery is a well-known activist, Vancouver retail store owner, and editor of Cannabis Culture Magazine. He was raided by Canadian police and the US DEA on July 29th, 2005, and arrested for selling marijuana seeds over the Internet.
On September 10th 2005, over 40 demonstrations were held around the world to protest Marc's arrest for extradition to the United States. Locations included Moscow, Prague, Wellington, Sydney, Mexico City, Paris, and London.
Marc Emery, Cannabis Culture and WhyProhibtion.ca are calling for worldwide protests once again to bring attention to his cause and situation.
In Canada, Marc would like his supporters from every community in the country to hold a rally at their local Government of Canada building. The government of Canada is responsible for the marijuana prohibition, as well as signing off on Marc's extradition. We are hoping for organizers to come forward to host major rallies in support of Marc at US consulates in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and the US Embassy in Ottawa. (Vancouver, BC Location: Vancouver Art Gallery at 750 Hornby Street from 2pm-5pm)
In the United States, we hope for a rally in all 50 States in as many cities and towns at Canadian Consulates, local courthouses, DEA offices, Justice Department offices, or a main intersections for maximum visibility to your community.
Across the globe, we hope for a rally in every country we can find a supporter to lead a rally, wherever on the earth they may be, at Canadian embassies or consulates, courthouses, or main intersections.
Help by planning a rally and organizing with others in their community. Please contact Cannabis Culture (604-689-0590) or Marc and Jeremiahs directly (marc@cannabisculture.com and Jeremiah@cannabisculture.com) if you would like to organize and host the event or if you want to know who to contact in your area.
It's easy to do!
- Click here to DOWNLOAD POSTERS for the Worldwide Rally For the Prince of Pot
- Read the article HOW TO HOLD A PROTEST by Cannabis Culture Magazine
- Read the article RALLY TOOLS by Cannabis Culture Magazine
Marc Emery writes:
Pick the place for the rally first. The main courthouse in town is a good place. A busy intersection where you will be seen, or on the sidewalk by any US or Canadian embassy or consulate or a federal building on a main avenue are excellent rally sites. You don't need any permits. Posters & signs should be prepared and the rally should start at 2.00 pm and go to 5 pm. Chants should be developed; like "Free Marc Emery", "No Prison For Pot", "No More Drug War", "Stop the violence, end prohibition", "Register to vote, Win the Right To Toke" and, well, you'll think of many, they are fun. But practice them before hand.
Make your signs legible and clear, check spelling beforehand. People walking with signs while chanting slogans of cannabis liberation is fine for the whole 2 or 3 hours, but you can add speakers every 20 minutes or so to change it up. Campaigning for Ron Paul in 2007, I learned that a sign saying "Google Ron Paul" was very effective in drawing passers-by attention to his videos or philosophy. A sign at each rally saying "Google Marc Emery and his work for freedom" or something like that will be helpful in expanding awareness.
Signs suggestions:
* Free Marc Emery
* Google Marc Emery
* No Jail For Prince of Pot
* Free Anti-Prohibition Activist Marc Emery
* Free Cannabis Culture Leader Marc Emery
* DEA out of __________ (your country or town here)
* End Prohibition
* No More Drug War
* No Prison For Pot
The purpose of signs is to stir the mind of any passersby who might Google 'Marc Emery', 'Prohibition', or 'Drug War'.
It is important to inform your local media of the rally and its purpose, why you support Marc Emery. Tell them the extradition of a non-violent Canadian to an American prison is WRONG! Address the fact the DEA (US Drug Enforcement Administration) is in your country also, and should be expelled.
One of the under-currents of a worldwide rally, especially with substantial US participation, is to ease the anger many Canadians may feel towards Americans once I am incarcerated. Improperly directed anger will be counter-productive to the cause. If American rally support is significant, Canadians will see Americans as fellow warriors and victims in the drug war. The risk is that there will be a lot of unproductive America-bashing by Canadians after my sentencing and while I am incarcerated. Anger and indignation should be channeled against the drug war that exists everywhere on Earth, and towards the politicians that make these injustices and cruelties happen.
Find out why Marc is cutting a deal with US prosecutors.
Find out more about Marc's fight against extradition at NoExtradition.net.
To help Marc further, all supporters are encouraged to write a polite, sensitive letter to his sentencing judge, Ricardo Martinez, in the federal court in Seattle, pleading for leniency.
Send letters to:
Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez
U.S. Courthouse
700 Stewart Street
Seattle, WA
98101
Find out more about Judge Martinez here: http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/martinez.htm
Send us your Facebook, MySpace, or website pages for the rally in your city (jeremiah@cannabisculture.com) and we will post links to them here.
Worldwide Rally For The Prince of Pot - Locations
CANADA
Armstrong/Vernon B.C. backwoodsracingbc (at) hotmail.com, 250-309-9961
Barrie Ontario micn_10 (at) hotmail.com
Calgary Alberta keith (at) Calgary420.ca 403.863.2071 Facebook Website
Camrose Alberta Facebook Website
Chilliwack BC Jason, deadjuggaloj (at) hotmail.com 604-798-2569
Dawson Creek BC Katelynn Querin, thenextepisode___(at)hotmail.com Facebook
Drumheller Alberta Denise 402-861-1244 Website
Edmonton Alberta Todd, todd (at) edmonton420.ca, 780.910.0389 Facebook Website
Fort McMurray Alberta Website
Hamilton Ontario kfeatherstone_82 (at) hotmail.com, 905-541-1397 Facebook
Kamloops B.C. Kevin, k.adamson240 (at) gmail.com,
Lethbridge Alberta Tamara Cartwright, tamaralee3 (at) gmail.com 402-332-3266 Facebook Website
London Ontario jdawson4 (at) uwo.ca Facebook
Magnetawan Ontario mikescell71 (at) hotmail.com
Mississauga Ontario martinshuk (at) live.com Mississsauga City Center
Montreal Quebec Luconator (at) hotmail.com, (438) 881-2305
North Bay Ontario code_e_11 (at) hotmail.com, 705-498-2087 Facebook
Oakville Ontario justin_brown117 (at) live.com
Ottawa Ontario ramsay9 (at) rogers.com
Owen Sound Ontario weeds-420 (at) hotmail.com Facebook
Port Elgin Ontario glensmith1963 (at) canada.com Facebook
Prince George BC crazy_canuck_ (at) live.com, 250-981-1045 - text messages only
Regina Saskatchewan joybuzzard (at) normlsaskatchewan.com Facebook Website
Saskatoon Saskatchewan free.marc.rally (at) nym.hush.com Facebook The Courthouse at 19th St.
St. John's Newfoundland jackie.clarke1986 (at) Hotmail.com Facebook
Thunder Bay Ontario greensceneproductions (at) gmail.com Facebook
Toronto Ontario davinchristensen (at) gmail.com Facebook
Vancouver B.C. jacob (at) cannabisculture.com Vancouver Art Gallery
Winnipeg Manitoba Jesse Mrazek, jesse (at) a1records.net 204.981.6910
EUROPE
Calverton UK seanfrance82 (at) hotmail.com
Copenhagen Denmark tuxen (at) hampepartiet.dk American and Canadian embassy
Oslo Norway jg_er_her (at) hotmail.com American and Canadian embassy
London UK michellewalmsley1976 (at) yahoo.co.uk Canadian High Commission, 1 Grosvenor Square
Dublin Ireland darcy (at) thc.ie 087-747-4441 Rally in front of the Canadian Embassy
Vienna Austria info (at) hanfwandertag.at, 6507758899 United Nations Office
SOUTH AMERICA
Lima Peru punkskater52 (at) hotmail.com United States Embassy Avenida Encalada, Cuadra 17 Monterrico, Lima, Peru Facebook
AFRICA
Capetown South Africa Jeremy Acton (023)6142745
jeremyacton(at)gmail.com Time and Venue:
10h00 Cape Town City Hall.
USA
Albuquerque New Mexico akm356 (at) gmail.com
Atlanta Georgia bigdavenfhs (at) hotmail.com Georgia World Congress Center
Auburn Alabama mjh0011 (at) auburn.edu
Austin Texas Terri, texashempcampaign (at) gmail.com, 512-441-4099 or austin@bmfilms.net Facebook
Bellingham Washington thefabman (at) msn.com
Birmingham Alabama wesli91 (at) gmail.com
Boston Massacusetts Andrew_Hutcheson (at) Emerson.edu 908.619.2047
Broward County Florida Raya Sunshine, raya.carb (at) gmail.com 561-633-1285 Sunrise BLVD and A1A Facebook
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin dd220044 (at) live.com
Denver Colorado smaurerusa (at) comcast.net Myspace
Hampton Roads Virginia Danny Rogers, 1240erion (at) gmail.com includes Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News
Hartford Connecticut David Cappiello, davecapp2000 (at) yahoo.com State Capital Park - 210, Capital Ave. Facebook
Houston Texas Stephen, november23of2003 (at) yahoo.com, 281-520-5419
Indianapolis Indiana Patrick Kensington, patrick (at) moneyshare.org 317-686-3153
Keene New Hampshire brandon.durham (at) gmail.com (313) 405-4901
Martinsburg West Virginia redheadmamma (at) live.com
Miami Florida Anthony Feria 420culturemiami (at) gmail.com 786-375-0451
New York City New York freemansullivan (at) gmail.com
Orange County California iblowminds1984 (at) gmail.com Website
Peoria Illinois Richard J. Rawlings, richrawlings (at) usmjparty.com, 309-648-2525
Philadelphia Pennsylvania jeffwgu (at) gmail.com
Phoenix Arizona Kathleen: free420arizona (at) aol.com, 480-251-1215 24th Street and Camelback (closest corner to Canadian Consulate) at 4:20 pm
Portland Oregon jason.gerard.fox (at) gmail.com
San Diego California cjob (at) student.rcc.e 3rd Ave. and H St. at the Court House 9am to 1 pm
Seattle Washington ganjassurfer (at) yahoo.com Facebook
Sheridan Wyoming Spencer Kuzara, kodaxx (at) gmail.com
Tucson Arizona Jon C. Gettel aznorml (at) cox.net website
Washington New Jersey Andrew_Hutcheson (at) emerson.edu Facebook
Washington District of Columbia Clark Sullivan, freemansullivan (at) gmail.com FRIDAY, Noon to 1pm outside Attorney General's office at Dept. of Justice
Wichita Kansas Matt_gillenwater (at) yahoo.com. Rally at the old town plaza
Media Coverage:
Prince of Pot wants 420 protests worldwide to back him
by Scott Sunde, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Marc Emery, the "Prince of Pot", certainly thinks like a royal.
He has plans for a grand send-off before he is sentenced in a federal court in Seattle on marijuana charges and, presumably, sent off to prison.
Emery spent years fighting federal prosecutors after his marijuana-seed business in Vancouver, B.C., got him busted by agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in 2005
Earlier this year, he acknowledged that he could fight but not stop extradition. So he will plead guilty.
He took off on a farewell tour. And now he has announced on his MySpace blog that he wants 420 demonstrations around the world on the Saturday before he is sentenced. He expects to be sentenced in October.
Just in case you can't decide what to write on your sign, Emery has provided some suggestions. "Free Marc Emery" is a natural, of course.
Or "Free out/the leader of the cannabis culture, Marc Emery" if you wish.
My favorite: "DEA out of .....(your country or town here)"
Hope his faithful lay off the bong a bit. You'd hate to see Norwegians, Turks or Mexicans walking around with goofy grins and signs that read: "DEA out of your country or town here."
He is also asking that his supporters write "a polite, sensitive letter" to his sentencing judge, U.S. District Court Judge Ricardo Martinez.
(Update: Those more worldly than I am -- and who isn't? -- note that the number 420 is of great significance to pot activists.)
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 shivas.wisdom
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 Re: Another Marc Emery News Bolt [Re: World Spirit]
#11051105 - 09/13/09 09:21 AM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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I personally don't like the guy, he's always come across as a man full of his own ego- maybe the continued media coverage naming him 'prince of pot' has gone to his head? For example, his thoughts that his arrest may cause a mass wave of hate and anger directed at the US. Him getting extradited will not have much effect (if any) on the general canadians opinion regarding the US- those that has the us will remain that way, those that do not mind the us will remain that way, and those who like the us will remain that way.
If anything, I think this should cause more anger at the Canadian government. The US is just following its own laws (despite being flawed laws), while the Canadian government is ignoring our own laws and instead bending over to what big daddy US wants. That is one of the biggest injustices regarding this case- I'm pretty sure alchohol use is illegal in Saudi Arabia, is my government gonna extradite me for breaking Saudi Arabian law while in Canada?
But.. that being said he is a good figure head for the whole cause. I will be at the US embassy in Toronto that day, lending my voice.
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US DEA...canada...jurisdiction? Just saying.
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Re: Another Marc Emery News Bolt [Re: SparQz]
#11051366 - 09/13/09 10:42 AM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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SparQz said:
US DEA...canada...jurisdiction? Just saying.
US has canada by the balls, just like it does with mexico 
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shivas.wisdom
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Re: Another Marc Emery News Bolt [Re: thezidane]
#11051451 - 09/13/09 11:04 AM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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At least mexico is showing some spine, they did just make personal drug use legal.
Canadian government, on the other hand, is attempting to implement mandatory sentencing for drug offences.
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Re: Another Marc Emery News Bolt [Re: thezidane]
#11051459 - 09/13/09 11:06 AM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yes he my seem like he has an ego, but he has helped countless people threw there hardships. will think of him on the 19th.
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Re: Another Marc Emery News Bolt [Re: Rylmonkey]
#11051498 - 09/13/09 11:12 AM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Why would Canada hand a Canadian citizen to a foreign government? Stuff like this makes me ashamed of the Canadian government.
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Re: Another Marc Emery News Bolt [Re: Vibes]
#11051537 - 09/13/09 11:21 AM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Canada should be the greater nation in NOT sending its own citizen for a "violation" that is related to a plant and more accurately, seeds from a plant.
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shivas.wisdom
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Re: Another Marc Emery News Bolt [Re: World Spirit]
#11051569 - 09/13/09 11:31 AM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Especially since he did not break Canadian law. Seeds remain legal here, and you can still purchase them both online and from stores.
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He made money from prohibition, he was selling seeds that were worthless without marijuana prohibition for millions of dollars each year. He's paying the price all drug dealers that get caught pay. Its stupid laws, but its the cost of selling drugs. I feel a lot worse for the drug addicts locked up for years for just possessing drugs, I really don't feel sorry for drug dealers, especially ones that were clocking millions. He should be happy they aren't smoking him, 5 years for all the money he made doesn't sound like a bad deal at all.
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Re: Another Marc Emery News Bolt [Re: fapjack]
#11051986 - 09/13/09 12:54 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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The thing is, what he did was completely within Canadian law- this makes him as much of a drug dealer as a pharmacist would be. Is that what you mean by drug dealer, someone who 'deals in drug' because than I guess that is correct. If you are implying that he was a criminal and justice is finally catching up to him than I would need to disagree.
The reason he is being arrested is for selling seeds to US residents, where marijuana seeds are illegal. The Canadian government is not charging Marc, these charges are coming from the US. As far as Canadian law is concerned he is not guilty of any crime (except use/possesion of marijuana). So how is it right for a citizen to be charged for something that is not illegal in their own country, by an outside country? There are many much more draconian laws in existence in this world- would it be as acceptable say if Saudi Arabians came to Canada and purchases/imbibed in alchohol and then brought some back to Saudi Arabia, and upon being discovered the SA govn't decides to charge the Canadians who make and sell the alchohol, and than the Canadian government agrees and sends you over to SA to prison?
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Too often, we as people give in to bullies. They are the people who are either physically bigger than us, dress better than us, have more money than us, have more power than us, etc.
It's no different with countries which are run by guess who? BULLIES.
The only type of person who could ask for a person from another country because of plant seeds is a bully. He's a control freak who's had an artificially successful life. He's a sad, poor boy underneath the $200 suit. And his crying mommie is always on his mind.
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Re: Another Marc Emery News Bolt [Re: World Spirit]
#11052130 - 09/13/09 01:24 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Marc seemed pretty cool on national geographic explorer. It sucks that he's going to have to do time. He shoulda buried money in a watertight container. I would have dipped before facing that type of justice. Fuck Canadian bureaucrats (and america's)! Fuck America's draconian laws on morality! If those towel headed bastards can hide like that then why can't a cool head like emery find some sanctuary. He did sell alot of seeds!
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The single most coherent and cogent argument/comparison I've seen here is Shivas.Wisdoms point about Saudi Arabia and alcohol.
Fapjack.... should we turn Canadian pharmacists who mail Tylenol3 to American clients over to American authorities? If not, why not. If so, why?
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thezidane
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Quote:
shivas.wisdom said:
At least mexico is showing some spine, they did just make personal drug use legal.
Canadian government, on the other hand, is attempting to implement mandatory sentencing for drug offences.
yea, after obama administration gave them the nod, it didn't get passed during bush era 
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Re: Another Marc Emery News Bolt [Re: oxalic32]
#11053672 - 09/13/09 06:34 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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I agree- despite how I feel about him personally I greatly support the cause that he is a figurehead to, and as I said I will be supporting him on the 19th.
And unfortunately, Canada has never had legalized marijuana. It is true that the US opposed our medical marijuana laws, and we almost had personal amounts decriminalized before the US stepped in but that is all. The US is definitely a large reason the world has many of the anti-drug laws that we see today though- I wish Canada would stand up a little, but especially the government we have now will never do that. They did not ask for the return of Omar Khadr (a Canadian citizen) from Guantanamo Bay even after every other developed country had reclaimed their citizens.
Cross your fingers, maybe an election will be forced this Fall and a better government will be elected. 
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Quote:
shivas.wisdom said:
At least mexico is showing some spine, they did just make personal drug use legal.
Canadian government, on the other hand, has implemented mandatory sentencing for drug offences.
Fixed.
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Re: Another Marc Emery News Bolt [Re: Heffy]
#11054317 - 09/13/09 08:11 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Has it been?
Last I heard it had gone to the Senate, and that the Senate had not reached a decision yet.
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Heard a couple weeks ago in the newspaper that they put this through.
At least for marijuana.
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