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Pot Activist Tests Police on Drug Law
Posted by CN Staff on August 10, 2003 at 09:08:30 PT
By Lori Coolican, Sun Media
Source: Calgary Sun
Edmonton -- Fresh from a brief detention by Calgary police yesterday, Marc Emery is headed for Edmonton's downtown police headquarters today with weed in hand. The Vancouver-based pot activist is calling this season "the summer of legalization." "I'd say this summer there have been the fewest number of arrests for possession of marijuana as there ever has been for 35 years. And that's because there's confusion among law enforcement about the real status of marijuana," the pot activist said in an interview before Calgary cops arrested him for toking up outside their headquarters. 
He was released after about 15 minutes, and will make his court appearance Sept. 10. MIXED REACTIONS  Emery has been smoking pot in front of cops all over the country, with mixed reactions. So far he's been read his rights in Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, where he was put in leg irons, Moncton and St. John's. Police in Halifax, Toronto and Charlottetown have left him alone. Edmonton police have said they likely won't respond to the stunt, which is planned for 4 p.m. "There is a lot of courts to be heard from yet, but currently there is no cannabis in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and several courts have validated that," Emery said. He says the officer who arrested him yesterday told him, "You may be right, but we've been instructed to arrest you." "You have quite an opportunity here, is what I'm trying to point out to all these various jurisdictions. If the government would just accept that marijuana's legal -- as it is -- then they can proceed to make it safer for all Canadians and create a win-win situation." Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB)Author: Lori Coolican, Sun MediaPublished:  Sunday, August 10, 2003Copyright: 2003 The Calgary SunContact: callet sunpub.comWebsite: http://www.calgarysun.com/Related Articles & Web Sites:Pot-TVhttp://www.pot-tv.net/Cannabis Culture Magazinehttp://www.cannabisculture.com/Marc Emery Plans His Own Arrest in Calgary http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17019.shtmlPot Crusader Arrested in St. John'shttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16963.shtmlPot Supporter Busted Againhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16962.shtml
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on August 10, 2003 at 10:55:07 PT
Slightly Expanded Article from The Edmonton Sun
Pot Activist Has Cops Smokin': http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread17036.shtml
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