POT ACTIVIST UNDER FIRE FOR 'NAZI-JEW' COMMENT

Facing Extradition, Marc Emery Attacks Justice Minister Irwin Cotler
On Website

Marijuana crusader Marc Emery is under fire this week as webloggers
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 faces possible extradition to the
United States for selling marijuana seeds to American customers.

Supporters of Emery, self-styled "leader of the marijuana people
around the world," include federal New Democratic leader Jack Layton,
who has argued against his extradition.

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

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

"I thought the term Jewish-Nazi, or Nazi-Jew, was an oxymoron until
Cotler became the Injustice Minister," Emery's posting said. "What a
disgrace he is to his Jewish roots. He should - so much - know
better." A cartoon on the site showed Cotler in a Nazi uniform.

In June, NDP House leader Libby Davies wrote to complain about such
content on Emery's main website - cannabisculture.com. Emery said he
ultimately believes the Nazi metaphor is fair.

Cotler declined to be interviewed for this story. A spokesperson said
he does not want to risk prejudicing Emery's extradition case.