POT PLEA BARGAIN FALTERS

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A deal to resolve the extradition fight between
Canada's "Prince of Pot" and U.S. drug authorities has hit a snag,
the marijuana activist said Wednesday.

The United States wants to extradite Marc Emery on charges he
illegally sold marijuana seeds from his Vancouver store to American
buyers. Emery tentatively agreed with U.S. prosecutors in January to
plead guilty in return for the charges being dropped against two
other defendants and he being allowed to spend the bulk of a 10-year
sentence in Canada.

But Canadian prosecutors say a judge here cannot be ordered to impose
a U.S. prison sentence of no release for at least five years that is
stricter than Canadian law.

Emery said he will fight extradition if a deal is not reached.