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  Police Arrest Marijuana Activist

Posted by CN Staff on July 22, 2003 at 10:30:18 PT
By Yvon Gauvin, Times & Transcript Staff 
Source: Times & Transcript  

A self-proclaimed crusader for legalizing marijuana had to cut short his summer tour plans yesterday after he was arrested for smoking pot on the Main Street steps of the Codiac Regional RCMP Moncton detachment.A second individual believed to be from the Moncton region was arrested when he also proceeded to "toke up" in front of police. Marc Emery and his girlfriend, Cheryl Redick, both of Vancouver, held a protest in front of the police station yesterday afternoon, drawing media attention and interested spectators to the cause he has been promoting in his Summer of Legalization Tour.
Emery, wearing a dark suit and well-groomed, told his listeners that he is crossing Canada telling law enforcement people and the general public that simple possession and use of marijuana is no longer a criminal offence as a result of a ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeal three years ago this month.The Ontario high court ruling allowing smoking for medicinal purposes set the wheels in motion. The court put the federal government on notice to amend the existing legislation within a year or the offence of possession would become null and void in Ontario. No action was taken by the federal government at that time.Emery is convinced the ruling means that no one can be prosecuted for possessing and smoking marijuana in Canada.Emery was in Halifax Saturday as part of his grassroots campaign and smoked marijuana in front of the metro police station without being arrested, he said."I’ve only been arrested twice, in Winnipeg and Regina," for smoking marijuana, he told the approximately 40 people in attendance.Emery and Redick planned to take their crusade to Charlottetown today until Emery’s arrest by RCMP Cpl. Reg Smith.Redick did not smoke any marijuana and was not arrested.A young man standing nearby also lit up and was also arrested. However, friends of his said he has permission from the medical faculty to smoke marijuana to relieve chronic illness. The federal government recently amended legislation to allow smoking of the substance for medical reasons in certain cases and conditions.Emery said thousands of people, many of them young adults, have been charged with simple possession since the Ontario high court ruling three years ago and that it was the duty of the courts across the country to strike down those criminal convictions which can greatly affect a person's future.Being thrown into jail away from family and future has a far more devastating effect than smoking pot, he said.Note: Vancouver man lights up outside police building during cross-country tour.Source: Times & Transcript (Moncton CN NK)Author: Yvon Gauvin, Times & Transcript StaffPublished: July 22, 2003 - A3 - A4Copyright: 2003 New Brunswick Publishing CompanyWebsite: http://www.canadaeast.com/Contact: tteditor timestranscript.comRelated Articles & Web Sites:Pot-TVhttp://www.pot-tv.net/Cannabis Culturehttp://www.cannabisculture.com/Cops Dismiss Pot Provocateurhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16924.shtmlPot Activist Arrested at Rally http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16921.shtmlMarc Emery Jailed in Moncton http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16920.shtmlCannabisNews Articles -- Marc Emeryhttp://cannabisnews.com/thcgi/search.pl?K=marc+emery

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Comment #10 posted by afterburner on July 23, 2003 at 17:43:14 PT:
No Problemo, FoM
"Woo Woo Woo!" LOL!
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Comment #9 posted by FoM on July 23, 2003 at 17:36:03 PT
Woo Woo Woo!
That is very good news afterburner.PS: I named you Newshawk on a Canadian Press article about the Stones since you are covering it so well. Hope you don't mind.http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread16932.shtml
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Comment #8 posted by afterburner on July 23, 2003 at 17:14:08 PT:
Marc Emery escapes arrest in Charlottetown
Marc Emery escapes arrest in Charlottetown. 
"Marc Emery, publisher of Cannabis Culture Magazine, emerged unscathed and unarrested after smoking pot in front of the Charlottetown police station in public protest at 4:20 pm on July 23. The Charlottetown, PEI police station was the 6th stop on Emery's 16-city cross-Canada 'Summer of Legalization Tour.'" F U L L S T O R Y 
http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/3038.htmlego transcendence follows ego destruction, free as a bird.
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Comment #7 posted by afterburner on July 23, 2003 at 11:46:01 PT:
Lehder, I Heard Some Democrats Complaining on CNN
...about abuse of police power against them. Maybe it was the same event. Now is the time to catch their ears about the unjust police state treatment of cannabists. They may be more sympathetic to the facts we send them about cannabis support, medical cannabis support, draconian abuses of federal authority, heavy-handed law enforcement, incarceration vs. treatment, freedom of medical speech, right to assembly, student aid, and all the rest. For those interested in these and other legislative cannabis issues, I recommend California NORML http://www.canorml.org/ . They have links to California and Federal cannabis issues under "Take Action." Let's bombard our Senators and Representatives with the truth, until they either get tried of hearing it, or actually start listening and voting the way the majority wants. Don't be afraid to mention that we are watching their voting records, and their jobs are at stake in the next election!ego transcendence follows ego destruction, but not without a stout heart, eager hands, and freedom of mind.
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Comment #6 posted by Lehder on July 23, 2003 at 06:14:59 PT
arrest somebody!
Look at this - Congressional Republicans calling police to roust Democrats from a meeting room: "The two sides dispute as to why the police were called to the House Ways and
        Means Committee room during a meeting in which the panel was considering
        pension legislation.        The Republicans said they felt physically threatened while the Democrats said
        the Republican chairman had the police called to try to stop them from meeting
        separately to discuss the bill in a committee side room. "http://www.dawn.com/2003/07/20/top16.htmWas this story reported on television? It's the second incident in which Republicans have tried to use police power against Democrats to preclude a normal legislative process. A few weeks ago, Texas Democrats ran to Oklahoma to prevent the gathering of a quorum in the state's legislature thereby thwarting passage of a Republican bill. In that case the Dept. of Homeland Security, formed to fight terrorists, was called on with the intention of forcibly returning legislators to their seats.I find an interesting contrast here. In the U.S. we witness two recent incidents of the absurd use of police power that attempt or at least seem to express a mounting wish to criminalize dissent even at the highest levels of government. In Canada, dissent in the form of public consumption of cannabis is met by a relatively lackadaisical response from government.I cannot help but recall in this context the brawling between police and fire fighters in September 01. There's a pattern here. I'll leave it to others to define and explain, but I'm enjoying the eruption of so much contention and expect it to rapidly intensify.
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Comment #5 posted by afterburner on July 22, 2003 at 11:59:04 PT:
Marijuana legal in Ontario
Marijuana legal in Ontario 22 Jul, 2003 
"Judge rules that Canada's possession laws are void. Pot freedom spreads across the country." http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/2988.html 
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on July 22, 2003 at 11:53:43 PT
Jose
Thank you for telling me. I know it was net but typed in org. Duh! I appreciate the correction.
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Comment #3 posted by Jose Melendez on July 22, 2003 at 11:27:19 PT

net not org
minor point: the link to pot-tv should end with .net extensionpeace, 
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Comment #2 posted by afterburner on July 22, 2003 at 11:15:41 PT:

The Tour Continues!
A self-proclaimed crusader for legalizing marijuana had to cut short his summer tour plans yesterday after he was arrested for smoking pot on the Main Street steps of the Codiac Regional RCMP Moncton detachment....Emery and Redick planned to take their crusade to Charlottetown today until Emery’s arrest by RCMP Cpl. Reg Smith.Charlottetown is scheduled for tomorrow. No convincing details have been released to justify cancelling Charlottetown, or any of the other dates. The RCMP can't even get the date right."Leaving for Charlottetown in a few minutes. Any activists from PEI want to call me from there, my cel number is [see cannabis culture forum http://www.cannabisculture.com/cgi/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=current&Number=570944&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=26&vc=1 ].Good photos and coverage in the Moncton papers today.Onward to Charlottetown & St. John's (NFLD)!" --Marc Emery--ego transcendence does not lose faith when oppression, ego destruction, wields the hammer.
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on July 22, 2003 at 11:15:28 PT

News Brief - - Broadcast News 
Pot Activist To Appear in Court
 
 
Broadcast News Tuesday, July 22, 2003 
 
A marijuana activist has been ordered to appear in court in Moncton, New Brunswick in September. Marc Emery was in the Moncton area yesterday and was arrested after lighting up in front of the Codiac RCMP detachment. Emery, who is in his 30's and from Vancouver, has been on a cross country tour promoting the legalization of marijuana. Emery will appear in court on September 29th. He has not been formally charged and was given an appearance notice Monday. He's expected to face a charge of possession of a controlled substance. Copyright 2003 Broadcast News
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