POT PUSHER PARODIES POTTER BOOK

VANCOUVER -- Once the smoke clears, what will British author J.K.
Rowling have to say about Hairy Pothead?

Vancouver pot advocate Marc Emery and co-author Dana Larsen -- who
manages a Vancouver company that sells marijuana seeds by mail-order
- -- have penned a pot-filled parody of the Harry Potter boy-wizard
saga entitled, Hairy Pothead & The Marijuana Stone.

The book is set for release on Oct. 20 and follows the high-jinks of
Hairy, "an ordinary boy -- until he is rescued by a biker, gets a
glass bong, rides the magic bus, lives in a Cannabis Castle, attends
Hempwards School of Herbcraft and Weedery, learns to play Qannabbi,
does battle with an evil policeman, and smokes tons of fine marijuana."

According to the book's website: "Hairy Pothead is a hilarious and
subversive parody which will be enjoyed by anyone who gets a kick out
of cannabis."

It will be published by Cannabis Culture Magazine and includes 12 illustrations.