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 sporgasm
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Registered: 06/08/04
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 Marc Emery Sentenced 
#3025699 - 08/19/04 07:34 PM (7 years, 9 months ago) |
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Newshawk: There Is No Justice in the War on Cannabis
Pubdate: Thu, 19 Aug 2004
Source: Canadian Press (Canada Wire)
Copyright: 2004 The Canadian Press (CP)
Related: http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/3594.html
http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-2911.html
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?196 (Emery, Marc)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)
POT ACTIVIST JAILED
Saskatoon - One of Canada's best-known marijuana activists was sentenced
Thursday to three months in jail after pleading guilty to trafficking when
he passed a joint to a supporter last March.
Marc Emery, president of the B.C. Marijuana Party, was charged with
trafficking after he spoke at a political rally at the University of
Saskatchewan in March.
Mr. Emery's lawyer said the sentence is too strict for simply passing one
joint to one person.
"I do have an issue with the length of the sentence," said Leanne Johnson.
"Three months is a bit of overkill, perhaps, for passing one joint to one
person."
Outside the courthouse, Mr. Emery said his devotion to marijuana won't change.
"Marijuana is the most beautiful, perfect plant ever put on this earth. I'm
a great devotee of it and that won't change, no matter what a judge would
sentence me to."
Marijuana has provided medical benefits to many Canadians, added Mr. Emery,
who has been a common figure at pro-pot rallies for years.
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 fredthetree
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Registered: 09/29/02
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Re: Marc Emery Sentenced [Re: sporgasm]
#3027597 - 08/20/04 07:10 AM (7 years, 9 months ago) |
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Cyber
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Registered: 06/14/04
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Loc: Dearborn Michigan
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Re: Marc Emery Sentenced [Re: sporgasm]
#3027680 - 08/20/04 07:30 AM (7 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
"Three months is a bit of overkill, perhaps, for passing one joint to one person."
WOW, 3 months! Where I live they would have had him on charges of possession, possession with intent to distribute, distribution of a controlled substance, public intoxication (assuming he had smoked it), and criminal mischief. With a minimum sentence of 1 year for a first offense.
3 months sounds like he is lucky.
Although I agree that the laws in both places are overkill and useless.
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motaman
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Registered: 12/18/02
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Re: Marc Emery Sentenced [Re: Cyber]
#3028775 - 08/20/04 01:09 PM (7 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
Where I live they would have had him on charges of possession, possession with intent to distribute, distribution of a controlled substance, public intoxication (assuming he had smoked it), and criminal mischief. With a minimum sentence of 1 year for a first offense.
lol same here..
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Locus
Registered: 03/11/04
Posts: 6,018
Loc: ny/europe
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Re: Marc Emery Sentenced [Re: motaman]
#3031540 - 08/21/04 02:33 AM (7 years, 9 months ago) |
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haha, yeah.. well, it is canada
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Psilygirl
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Registered: 08/28/03
Posts: 4,418
Loc: PNW
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Re: Marc Emery Sentenced [Re: sporgasm]
#3035222 - 08/22/04 01:09 AM (7 years, 9 months ago) |
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he was definitely under scrutiny from being a huge seed distributor, too.
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luckytriple6
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Registered: 08/25/03
Posts: 2,621
Loc: outer space flying
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Re: Marc Emery Sentenced [Re: Cyber]
#3038188 - 08/22/04 10:36 PM (7 years, 9 months ago) |
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the only good thing about NY is that herb is decriminalized...cops are still assholes though
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