marc emery pinched!

[FunkyMonkey]

I dont know if there are other posts here regarding this ( i havnt been on in a while)but if you want the most accurate info about this visit cannabisculture.com and hear Marc's people tell it like it went down and what he is facing and what we can do in support.
If you enjoy the herb this is one moment in history to get involved in in any way you can. This is history in the making people.
And for all you who have orders pending ( in US ) the feds have all his customer info from his computers. Im sure he takes some protective measures but the feds are not planning to do this one half assed. They are in it for the big score.
Go read up friends and add your voice.
Also visit his seed site...it has been shut down but there is info posted for us all.

Peace

[Phresher than it Got]

fyi a life sentence is only 25 yers, but yeah, that shit is fucked up

[spinner]

So what's the answer, what can we do? FUCK!

[FunkyMonkey]

He is still in Canada facing a potential extradition to the US to face charges of trafficing and conspiracy. It will be a long drawn out battle before that initial stage is decided upon. He is a man with many resources and he will have momumental support behind him. It will be a prescedent settting legal battle.
He is wanted by the US gov. for selling his seeds online to their citizens, effectively entering into a growing partnership with each person he sold to. ( as they see it )
They have seized all of his business records and have taken over the political offices ( marijuana party) and are preparing to hand it all over to the US for follow up.
Even before he is persecuted...er I mean 'prosecuted' they will be begging for those records with the intent to go after everyone in the US who is growing from his seeds.
That doesnt mean tear down your plants right now and flush your personal stash. It just means watch this one closely and pay attention to what is going on.
This has implications for both sides of the border as well as setting a prescedant for internet related 'crimes' and the ability of one government to go after a citizen of another country for breaking the laws of a country via a computer and a modem.

come on go read up, dont be lazy, it DOES affect you and your lifestyle and your freedoms.

peace

[FunkyMonkey]

Spinner: "So what's the answer, what can we do? FUCK!"

go visit one of his websites.His closest people are rallying support.
This man is the most vocal and prominant marijuana activists/educator/etc on our earth. He has footed the bill for many many people facing persecution by the courts, he has contributed signifigantly to our atmosphere of tolerance here in Canada.
I could go on and on and on but the point is that its time for us to get behind him.
Any measure of support no matter how small is a respectable contribution to the cause.

peace.

peace

[F L E S H]

Once again the American Government is telling another solver government what to think and how to act and what to do.

I am ashamed on my government.

Welcome to America Inc.

Agreed. If it wasn't for pressure from the good ol' USA, we would have legalized it 10 years ago...

[SPL00G]

maybe thats why my stuff didn't come thru the mail yet...although its from bcbud...iunno just my bored rambling

n yah that does suk something awful

[FunkyMonkey]

You got that right Flesh.
It wouldnt have been criminalized in the first place.
We used to widely use it for meds before the pharmaceutical giants moved in.
The US REALLY wants us to take their stance on it. Until this move of cooperation I thought we were doing good at keeping them out of our business for the last few years.

Marc is hardly considered a criminal here in Canada. He is open and vocal and hosts parties, competitions ( tokers bowl ) , sells his seeds, weed and heads a political party devoted to the legalization of recreational pot. He has a cafe, store where pot is smoked openly. ( this info for our US friends on the board)
My point is his shit is not secret and it is tollerated by the cops and government. He is respected. But now at the request of US authorities they raid him big.
He's been raided in the past but nothing on this level.
The kicker is that our cops acted at the request of US for something our cops didnt give a shit about prior.

[Cannabis.com]

While many folks are blaming the U.S. for it all, one should realize that Canada signed a treaty(s) with the U.S. to allow for such actions; DEA, FBI, etc have offices/agents in Canada ... how? Yep, because Canada voluntarily allows them to be there.

Right now the best thing for Canadians to do is to contact their local reps, write letters, protest, etc their own government - bitching about the States, while certainly justified, isn't going to help much when much of the problem is Canada itself ... they arrested Marc Emery and they will be the ones who ultimately extradites him to the States.

On the bright side, the arrest of Marc Emery is likely to galvanize support for real, meaningful reform in Canada more rapidly than if the DEA had done nothing; things often get worse before they get better ... the DEA may very well have overdone it this time - forcing Canadian politicians to address issues they'd likely be hoping to gloss over/ avoid.

Ron

[Ganj]

goddamned nafta. i know nothing about politics, but it sounds like canada should stop associating with america alltogether. the reasoning for the investigation of marc emery was because of the "problems" arising in america, was it not?