PRINCE OF POT'S EVENT UP IN SMOKE

VANCOUVER -- Canada's so-called Prince of Pot has received a legal
notice from the CBC telling him to stop promoting a hockey game
screening event as "Hockey Night in Vansterdam."

Marc Emery had purchased a 50-in. plasma-screen TV and decided to
start showing playoff hockey games at the B.C. Marijuana Party's
Vapour Lounge earlier this year.

Emery said there are plenty of places in Vancouver to have a beer and
watch a game, but there's nowhere to smoke pot and enjoy some sports
viewing.

But the CBC alleges Emery has violated its trademarks.

"We will act vigourously to protect the brand of Hockey Night in
Canada" said CBC spokesman Jeff Keay.

"That is a brand that is very important to us."

Attachments to the letter from the CBC's lawyers indicate the
trademark has been in use since 1931.

The Dutch city of Amsterdam is known around the world for its liberal
attitude toward drug use. Emery has combined its name with Vancouver
to come up with Vandsterdam.