Pubdate: Wed, 10 Aug 2005
Source: Metro, The (CN MB)
Page: 8
Copyright: 2005 The Metro
Contact:  http://www.weeklies.ca/metro/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3558
Author: Chris Buors

CANADA SHOULD KEEP PRINCE OF POT

The Drug Enforcement Agency used the little-known Treaty on Mutual
Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters to have the Prince of Pot, Marc
Emery, and friends arrested for conspiracy to sell cannabis seeds. For
good measure, the DEA would like to make Marc responsible for every
plant those seeds produced and every dollar anyone in the underground
has ever earned.  Marc is the perfect scapegoat for all of America's
problems.

The Americans have "information bombed" themselves back into the Stone
Age as far as repealing drug prohibition is concerned.

The Americans will seek a term of 10 years to life for Marc Emery
putting him into the Karla Homolka sentencing range.

That ought to shock the conscience of every Canadian.

Moral righteousness blinds Americans to any semblance of justice.
Reasoned arguments have been lost to the passions of fear.  And what
do Americans fear...well everything.

The law was meant to assist in "criminal matters."

The Americans have not been able to distinguish between sin and crime
for a very long time.

Canadians ought not feed into that fear by delivering up sinners like
Emery.

Chris Buors, President

Manitoba Marijuana Party

Winnipeg
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