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| Marijuana Party founder jailed CBC News British Colombia | Aug 19 2004 SASKATOON - B.C. Marijuana Party president Marc Emery has been sentenced to three months in jail in Saskatchewan for drug trafficking. Emery had pleaded guilty to passing one marijuana joint to someone else in a downtown Saskatoon park back in March. He has 10 previous marijuana-related offences on his record. Many are for trafficking in connection with his marijuana seed business. But in the past, Emery has only been fined. Provincial Court Judge Albert Lavoie said he is sending Emery to jail to send a message. The judge said Emery's crime was clearly a political act – but said Emery had flaunted the law, and there was a need for a stronger deterrent. LINK: B.C. Marijuana Party Emery's lawyer, Lianne Johnson, says the judge did what he had to do given her client's record. "However I do have an issue with the length of the sentence. I think three months is a bit of overkill perhaps for passing one joint to one person." Johnson says she will try to appeal. But doesn't know if it would even be heard before Emery finishes his jail time.
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| He's a cool guy.
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| Wow... I am sure all Canadians breathe a collective sigh of relief now tht this terrorist has be brought to justice. ![]() Everybody has seen him grassing his own people with his giant weapon of grass destruction. Too bad there isn't a statue people can pull down.....
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| Pretty shameful, really. Im sure Mark will be fine and this wont change is outlook on things one bit. I am sorry for him and his family. rick
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It's so extreme and socially backwards to even attempt to paint passing a joint from 1 person to another a "trafficking". The laws in Canada are still so up in the air (correct me if I am wrong), and this has the intense stink of vicious arbitrainess. I am told that Saskatchewan is so stuck in a time warp that many people there do not even listen to "modern music", which is consistent with this extremely backwards choice of actions. Deterrent has not worked for 70 years, (as evidenced by the global popularity of cannabis) but the Judge in Saskatchewan is likely uninformed about the existence of our modern world..... nor Canada's Constitution. Anybody want to agree that Da Judge based this ruling on personal ideologies? Anybody think there will be a lot more work for the Saskatoon post office? | ||
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I don't care who it is, I don't want to see anyone in the joint for passing a joint. Qwiz | |
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| Marc Emery is a modern day hero. Keep fighting the system Marc. You're beating them one day at a time. -HH |
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| Click the link and visit qwiz's blog! From there: You can write to Marc Emery at: 910 60th Street East Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada S7K 2H6 Thanx Man! |
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| Time to write to the local shills and make our voices heard! We rolled a fatty or two and spent the night crafting a letter. We're sending it via email and print to as many newspapers across Canada that we can. Please feel free to use it and send a few letters out yourselves. It would be great to see some letters from folks outside the country too. Let them know that you support what Marc does to change the laws and free the kind herb! Quote:
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| Well written Bellatrix! Anyone interested can contact Da Judge here: National Judicial Institute Representative Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges Judge D. Albert Lavoie Provincial Court of Saskatchewan 220 - 19th Street Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H6 T: (306) 933-6690 (direct) (306) 933-6682 F: (306)933-8008 alavoie.justice@sk.sympatico.ca alavoie@judicom.gc.ca According to Chris Bennett, the Pot TV station manager: I just got a call from Marc after posting the pot Tv interview with him from jail. The Jail is refusing Marc's request for a vegetarian diet. Please Call (306) 956-8800 also try Shawn Bird Coordinator Correctional Operations(306) 765-8040. Write Marc c/o Saskatoon Correctional Centre 910 60th St. East, Saskatoon, SK CANADA S7K 2H6 Dana Larsen, the Editor at Cannabis Culture Magazine, is flying to Saskatoon to hold protests from Mon Aug 23 to Aug 30. He would like to have 1-2 people protesting EVERY DAY outside either the jail or the courthouse where he was sentenced. CC will supply a banner saying FREE MARC EMERY and a batch of flyers explaining the situation. I had to laugh at this post I found in the Cannabis Culture forums: Quote:
![]() Watch the interview mentioned below with Marc Emery at PotTv Chris Bennett talks to Marc Emery from the Saskatoon Prison where he is serving 3 months for passing a joint. In an outrageous verdict that condemns Marc for "political" activism, Judge D. Albert Lavoie abused his authority and made an "example" of Marc's case. This case symbolizes the travesty of current Canadian Marijuana Policy. Marc asks everybody to email and write the Justice Minister Irwin Cotler now and demand liberty for Canada's cannabis culture. The Honourable Irwin Cotler Minister of Justice and Attourney General of Canada email: webadmin@justice.gc.ca Snail mail (it's free) 284 Wellington st. Ottawa ON K1A 0H8
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