IN DEFENCE OF MARC EMERY

There are some facts that the media is ignoring in this extradition case
against Marc Emery, Michelle Rainey and Gregory Williams.

The Canadian government has allowed medicinal marijuana, but has not
created any form of access to marijuana seeds. In official documents, the
Health Department of Canada has told medicinal exemptees that they are to
find their marijuana seeds on the Internet, at web sites such as Marc Emery
Direct Seeds (which is now closed). The Canadian government recommends
buying seeds from Marc Emery, and the laws against seed selling have not
been enforced since the 1960s. Therefore, the "crimes" committed cannot be
seen as enforceable in Canada, violating the agreement for extradition.

Also, the American government can execute anyone who grows over 60,000
plants. Assuming that the DEA has grown out the thousands of seeds they've
ordered from Marc Emery while on Canadian soil, at his Canadian outlet in
Vancouver, they can make a case that Marc Emery is responsible for the
cultivation of over 60,000 marijuana plants. This means that Marc Emery,
Michelle Rainey and Gregory Williams can be executed in the United States
if extradited to face their penalties.

Of course, this has not been brought up in the American case, as Canada
will not extradite anyone to another country if they face the death
penalty. This is a sneaky way of getting Canada to hand over individuals to
face an uncertain fate, and it's important for people to realize that the
United States will certainly let marijuana "criminals" die in their country.

Please stand up for Canada, the true land of the free. The world sees us as
a haven from the international crimes committed by the United States, and
we must continue to represent that beacon of hope and light.

Jodie Giesz-Ramsay, Vancouver.