Emery’s Jail Term Longer Than for Some Violent Crimes
After two decades as Canada’s Prince of Pot, Marc Emery will surrender himself today in B.C. Supreme Court and become the country’s first Marijuana Martyr.
Emery will begin serving what could be as long as five years behind bars as ...
Archive for September, 2009
Written by greenmachine on September 30th, 2009
Written by greenmachine on September 30th, 2009
Nobody should shed any tears for Canada’s self-proclaimed “Prince of Pot.”
Marc Emery was escorted out of B.C. Supreme Court and into jail Monday to await extradition to the U.S., where he could serve up to five years in prison for shipping marijuana seeds across the border.
Emery was ...
Written by greenmachine on September 30th, 2009
Boulder, Colo. — Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett said Tuesday that the state’s medical marijuana laws desperately need more clarity, and he’s not interested in prosecuting cases that fall in the gray areas between legalization and prohibition of the drug. Enforcing marijuana laws is his office’s lowest priority, Garnett ...
Written by greenmachine on September 30th, 2009
Nova Scotia Mounties say claims that someone recently imported 100 kilograms of high-quality hashish into Eastern Canada are being checked out.
In its April edition, Cannabis Culture, an online magazine that covers hashish issues, including advocacy, published an article whose author said he was lucky enough to “get his hands on ...
Written by greenmachine on September 29th, 2009
VAIL, Colorado — Pot dispensaries have come to Colorado’s Vail Valley. Some may argue these dispensaries make it an even happier place. But that misses the point. The pot in those dispensaries, while just as capable of happy-making as any other pot, is for medical purposes only. Got that? No sniggering ...
Written by greenmachine on September 29th, 2009
LONG BEACH — A controversial item that critics have said would violate medical marijuana patients’ privacy rights is part of a proposal under review by the City Council, which would regulate medical marijuana dispensaries.
The proposal was discussed Monday by the City Council’s Economic Development and Finance ...
Written by greenmachine on September 29th, 2009
Arizona — A new drive has been launched to reduce the penalty for having small amounts of marijuana to a fine.
Phoenix resident Dennis Bohlke filed the necessary legal papers to begin collecting signatures to put the measure on the 2010 ballot. The maximum penalty for those convicted of having four ...
Written by greenmachine on September 29th, 2009
VANCOUVER, B.C. — After flouting marijuana laws for decades, British Columbia’s so-called prince of pot turned himself in to authorities Monday to face extradition to the U.S.
But Marc Emery was defiant until the end.
“Plant the seeds of freedom. Over grow the government everyone,” Emery yelled as he was led away ...
Written by greenmachine on September 29th, 2009
But Afternoon Rally Stays Trouble-Free
People again lit up for marijuana legalization in Keene’s Central Square Friday in a protest that’s given new meaning to the word “grassroots.”
Drivers honked. A sign proclaimed pot safer than prison. Even the soldier statue in Central Square got into the act with a sign that ...
Written by greenmachine on September 29th, 2009
The 38th annual national convention for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws wraps up today at the downtown Grand Hyatt, and groups of medical marijuana users have been casually passing joints on the outdoor patio. It's probably what some visitors from Des Moines were afraid would happen ...
