Marc Emery "Canadas Prince Of Pot"

Marc Emery is a Canadian cannabis activist. He is the publisher of Cannabis Culture Magazine. He also ran for mayor of the city of Vancouver in 1996 and 2002 and came in fifth the second time. He is sometimes called by the media the Prince of Pot. He is formerly a retailer of marijuana seeds for cultivation, having started Marc Emery Direct Marijuana Seeds in 1995, which he ran until it was closed by a raid by Vancouver police acting on the request of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on July 29, 2005. He currently faces extradition to the US where he could face a life sentence for selling seeds and "laundering" the profits into pro cannabis legalization activities. His outspoken advocacy in favor of legalizing marijuana led the media, beginning with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (later picked up by Bernard Shaw of CNN), to dub him "The Prince of Pot", a nickname he embraces heartily. For more information go to www.marcemery.com www.cannibisculture.com