EMERY'S FATE IN LIMBO

Extradition hearing put off until Feb. 6

Cannabis activist Marc Emery appeared briefly in B.C. Supreme Court
yesterday, where his extradition hearing was rescheduled to Feb. 6 as
negotiations continue for a possible plea deal.

Since his high-profile arrest in July 2005 the "Prince of Pot" has
been preparing for his inevitable imprisonment. At best, he could
receive five years, split between Canadian and American prisons. At
worst, Emery is facing a life sentence with no possibility of parole
served entirely in a U.S. prison.

"My biggest concerns now are seeing if I can put everything in order
before I get sent off," said Emery, 49. "I'm mostly planning how
things will be, making sure my wife can cope when I'm gone."

Emery married Jodie Giesz-Ramsay, 23, in 2006. He has never been to
the U.S., but was arrested in July 2005 in Halifax on American charges
of drug trafficking and money laundering for selling marijuana seeds
over the Internet to Americans. He sold up to $250,000 each month,
with an estimated 75 per cent of the seeds going to the U.S.

The case has drawn international attention, with many Emery supporters
calling it an outsourcing of the justice system to a country with
draconian punishments.