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Canada's most outspoken Marijuana activist, Marc Emery, will surrender into police custody today at a B.C. Supreme Court, where he will then await extradition to the U.S. Emery, 51, was arrested in 2005 for selling Marijuana seeds online to citizens across the border. His arrest came after requests from U.S. officials, and an operation led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, aided by the R.C.M.P. The D.E.A. took Emery and two co-accused Michelle Rainey and Greg Williams, into the U.S where they sat in jail for two weeks.
According to a CBC News report, the self-proclaimed "Prince of Pot" is "expected to plead guilty in a Seattle court to conspiracy to manufacture marijuana." He faces five years in prison. Emery, who is the leader of B.C.'s Marijuana Party, and publisher of the successful Cannabis Culture magazine, said he made a deal to accept jail time so that Rainey and Williams would only be given two years' probation. He said that had he gambled on a trial, he would have faced up to 50 years in a foreign prison. "This is an absolutely devastating situation to be in,” said Marc's wife, Jodie Emery. “It’s terrifying to have my husband taken from me and imprisoned in a country he’s never been to. "If Marc has committed a crime here in Canada by selling marijuana seeds, he should be dealt with by Canada’s courts," she said. "But instead, the Conservative government is sending my husband to an extremely harsh punishment in a dangerous foreign prison system. Many Canadians are offended at this affront to our sovereignty and believe the Justice Minister should refuse to extradite Marc Emery to the USA.” Worldwide rallies Emery has always had support from millions of people worldwide who share in his vision of ending the Marijuana prohibition. Many supporters--Canadians in particular--are angry that the United States is pushing it's failed policies and "War on Drugs" onto other countries. Rallies have been held in cities across the globe from Vancouver and Toronto, to Berlin, in support of Emery;
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Marc Emery has consistently stated that although his seed business, Emeryseeds (which Canada has allowed him to operate for years ) has generated millions of dollars, he has given it away through charitable donations, and by helping to support the cause to end the pot prohibition.
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