This link is to the latest on Marc Emery's case:

http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4639.html

Marc Emery, the leader of the BC Marijuana Party, a retailer of seeds having started Marc Emery Direct Marijuana Seeds in 1995, and founder of Cannabis Culture magazine, has been arrested in Canada on a US warrant seeking extradition for the crime of supplying seeds. The link below is the DEA press release.

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/waw/press_room/2005/jul/emery.htm

Cannabis Culture's own article on the bail hearings can be found at

http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4476.html

This is a significant development in anti hemp politics, and worth following as it develops further.

There will be a very colourful demonstration/protest in Nimbin "in defense of cannabis culture" on September10-2005, one element of which will be a live webcast from the www.BigBongMobile.com and the www.nimbinhempbar.com

till next

peace

BigBong

www.bigbong.org/bigbongmobile/free-marc-emery

An American article on Emery:
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=2636&IssueNum=120

PRESS RELEASE

NIMBIN H*E*M*P* EMBASSY September 6th, 2005.

IN DEFENSE OF CANNABIS CULTURE...

This Saturday September 10th Nimbin H*E*M*P Embassy will be joining a Global Protest about an unprecedented escalation by the Bush administration in their failed War on Drug Users. In an alarming infringement on Canadian Sovereignty they are attempting to extradite Marc Emery and several of his cannabis law reform activist crew to face life in jail in America, or even the death sentence.

Known as the 'Prince of Pot', Marc Emery is the founder of Cannabis Culture Magazine and mail order seed distribution network in Canada. He has always been outspoken on cannabis law reform and prohibition, starting a political party and supporting law reformers and compassion clubs with the profits of the magazine /seed business - while paying half a million dollars in tax.

Google Marc Emery and you will find a career that Marc himself describes as 'revolutionary retail' or 'capitalist activism'. When he started his career everything about cannabis was illegal in Canada. Marc has been instrumental in the big changes and has always been pointedly transparent in his dealings with every politician getting a free subscription to Cannabis Culture.

For several years now Cannabis Culture have sent photographers and journalists to cover Nimbin's MardiGrass. Marc and several of his friends, including Greg Williams, aka Marijuana Man, who twice attended MardiGrass, were arrested in August and now await the outcome of a political struggle.

Largely because of Emery and his cohorts, cannabis has become a quasi legal multi billion dollar industry in Canada today. Perhaps half a million people are growing and selling marijuana which is consumed by millions of Canadians and Americans. Canadian growers, dealers, and seed sellers deal with Americans every day. Theoretically now they could all be extradited and considered party to a conspiracy to import marijuana into the United States!

"The attempt by the D.E.A to silence Marc Emery could be the first real signal that they are about to embark upon a global campaign to maintain their "Prisons for Profits" Industry", said Max Stone, the nonofficial smokesperson from the Australian Cannabis Law Reform Movement who will be webcasting the Nimbin Protest.

Email from Greg Williams, one of those the US seeks to extradite....

"High to all my friends in Nimbin!

As you know Marc, Michelle and myself have been charged and are fighting extradition to the U.S.
This is very serious and has wild negative consequences for the advancement of the end of prohibition not only here in Canada but around the world, unless we beat this.

It's going to be a long drawn out affair and is going to be very expensive....we need your help.
Any fundraising efforts you can pull off would be greatly appreciated.

Check out my show at:
http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-3928.html and help if you can.

I've included the petition we are circulating.....you never know it might help.

Thanks.

Peace and Pot!
Greg"

(For all you millions of Canadians reading this right now, here's a .pdf of the petition. Sign it, and spread the word throughout all of Canada....please.)