'PRINCE OF POT' PREPARED

Marijuana activist Marc Emery says he's mentally prepared for life in
a U.S. jail cell on the day the government can extradite him for
selling seeds from Vancouver.

The "Prince of Pot" has been out on bail since mid-November but that
could change now that the country can send him to U.S. authorities
anytime starting this afternoon.

"I don't know when it'll happen so that's been difficult but I'm
mentally preparing myself," Emery said. "Spending 52 days at the
Fraser Regional (Corrections Centre) helped toughen me up."

Many of Emery's supporters have hound MPs with letters and e-mails
demanding the figurehead's release, but the cries have fallen mostly
on deaf ears. Despite the inevitability of the ordeal, Emery has been
surprised by the support, especially from people who wouldn't
normally agree with his pro-pot views, including elderly concerned
about sovereignty.