POT ACTIVIST IN TROUBLE FOR NAZI COMMENTS

OTTAWA -- Marijuana crusader Marc Emery has unexpectedly found himself under
fire this week as web-loggers scrutinize the content of his websites,
including a posting from his "jail blog" last summer in which he called
federal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler a "Nazi-Jew."

With the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration after him, the case of Emery,
British Columbia's "Prince of Pot," has become a cause celebre. Since his
arrest a month ago, he has been facing possible extradition to the United
States for selling marijuana seeds to American customers.

Supporters of Emery, who calls himself "the leader of the marijuana people
around the world," include federal NDP Leader Jack Layton, who has argued
against the extradition.

Emery, 47, was serving a three-month sentence in Saskatoon last summer for
passing a joint at a pot rally when he wrote the "jail blog," which he
dictated to associates over the phone, who then posted it on the Internet.

In it, he complained that Cotler went from being a human rights advocate to
a justice minister who, as attorney general, allows for the prosecution of
cannabis users.