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Police Want Pot Crusader Barred from Stations
Posted by CN Staff on August 12, 2003 at 18:57:10 PT
By Derrick Penner, The Edmonton Journal 
Source: Edmonton Journal 
Edmonton -- Wearing a conservative blue suit, B.C. marijuana activist Marc Emery lit up a water pipe in front of Edmonton police headquarters Sunday afternoon and was promptly arrested. The leader of the B.C. Marijuana Party contends possession laws no longer exist because of recent Ontario court decisions.
Before lighting up, Emery said the fact that people can be political and take action makes Canada "the greatest place on Earth."Two Edmonton police constables stepped into the crowd and led Emery inside, to a chorus of boos and jeers from about three dozen supporters who decried the arrest as unconstitutional.Federal Crown prosecutors have told Edmonton police that laws prohibiting marijuana possession are still in effect, said Insp. Dick Shantz. Officers charged Emery with a single count of pot possession. Snipped: Complete Article: http://www.canada.com/edmonton/news/story.asp?id=2074AE69-A271-4240-A641-EA0726D9064FNewshawk: WolfgangWylde Source: Edmonton Journal (CN AB)Author: Derrick Penner, The Edmonton Journal Published: Monday, August 11, 2003Copyright: 2003 The Edmonton JournalContact: letters thejournal.southam.caWebsite: http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/ Related Articles & Web Site:BC Marijuana Partyhttp://www.bcmarijuanaparty.ca/Pot Politics in Quebec http://cannabisculture.com/articles/2994.htmlEmery's Legalization Tour Hits Alberta http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17048.shtmlCannabisNews Articles -- Marc Emeryhttp://cannabisnews.com/thcgi/search.pl?K=emery 
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