POT CRUSADER EMERY TELLS 60 MINUTES HE'S JUST AN 'ORDINARY GUY'

VANCOUVER - Pot crusader Marc Emery says his appearance on the news
program 60 Minutes on Sunday will be an opportunity for Americans to
see him as just an ordinary guy who regards himself as the Luke
Skywalker against their government's Darth Vader tactics.

Most people would be amused that the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration is trying to extradite him to face drug charges, Emery
said. Americans weren't forced to buy his marijuana seeds, he said.

"I think Americans are going to say that if this is the No. 1 drug
trafficking kingpin, then I want to move to Canada," he said, adding
he's fighting an evil empire similar to one in the movie Star Wars.

Bob Simon, the reporter who interviewed Emery in Vancouver for the 60
Minutes piece, said the program decided to air the segment on Emery
because his case shows the enormous cultural divide between Canada
and the U.S. when it comes to smoking pot.