EMERY FEARS B. C.'S DAMP WEATHER WILL CAUSE OUTDOOR MARIJUANA CROP TO
GO TO POT

British Columbia's famed outdoor pot will rot if the sun remains a
no-show, says marijuana activist and seed-seller Marc Emery.

That observation came yesterday from Mr. Emery-- the so-called Prince
of Pot -- on yet another cold, drizzly day.

"A couple more days of cold and rain and you can get root rot, or
powdery mildew or the plants washing away," Mr. Emery said of the vast
outdoor pot crops now in peril all over British Columbia.

He estimates the outdoor crop in the province is worth about
$1-billion. Big outdoor crops are harvested in the Kootenay area and
the Okanagan. But the biggest bounty is said to be on Vancouver Island.

He said with the heavy rain, the plants that have been put in the
ground in the past few weeks may not survive. Legitimate farmers are
also complaining about the soggy growing conditions.

Berry farmers in the Fraser Valley say their crops are about a month
late due to the cold and wet conditions the past two months.