Marc Emery accepts prison plea bargain

The Vancouver Sun reports, with no small amount of indignation, on a plea bargain that Marc Emery, the "Prince of Pot," has accepted in order to keep two of his associates out of jail, and keep himself from being extradited to the U.S. He'll be in a Canadian prison for five years, as opposed to the 20 year sentence he could have faced in America. As the Sun points out:

Whatever else you may think of Emery -- and he grates on many people, what is happening here is a travesty of justice. Emery's case mocks our independence as a country.

Prosecutors in Canada have not enforced the law against selling pot seeds and all you need do is walk along Hastings Street between Homer and Cambie for proof. There are numerous stores selling seeds and products for producing cannabis. Around the corner, you'll find more seed stores. You'll find the same shops in Toronto and in other major Canadian cities....

Canadian police grew so frustrated that neither prosecutors nor the courts would lock up Emery and throw away the key, they urged their U.S. counterparts to do the dirty work. And that's what's wrong. Emery is being handed over to a foreign government for an activity we are loath to prosecute because we don't think it's a major problem.

Via Entheogenic Reformation.