Emery to be charged
David McCann, a Vancouver resident, plans to file charges against Marc Emery today "to prove a point." According to the Globe & Mail, "Mr. McCann said he has hired prominent lawyer Peter Leask in filing three charges of conspiracy under the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act and the Criminal Code of Canada.
"This is about sovereignty and hypocrisy," McCann is quoted as saying, "... Every now and again I think Canadians have to stand up and say to the government, "You're doing something wrong here.'"
There is some chance that these charges, if accepted by a Canadian court, will nullify the extradition of Emery. This is because a Canadian cannot be extradited when facing the same charges in his or her own country as in another country. Sort of like double jeopardy in the U.S.
Here's hoping McCann's plan works.
"This is about sovereignty and hypocrisy," McCann is quoted as saying, "... Every now and again I think Canadians have to stand up and say to the government, "You're doing something wrong here.'"
There is some chance that these charges, if accepted by a Canadian court, will nullify the extradition of Emery. This is because a Canadian cannot be extradited when facing the same charges in his or her own country as in another country. Sort of like double jeopardy in the U.S.
Here's hoping McCann's plan works.
posted by P. M. Jaworski at 9:55 AM
2 Comments:
Marijuana isn't a gateway drug. Almost everyone drinks alcohol before trying pot. Pot isn't the first thing the vast majority of people have tried to alter consciousness.Why isn't alcohol the gateway drug? Remember how as a kid you'd spin around real fast to get dizzy? Why isn't spinning in circles a gateway drug?
My point: the gateway drug argument is shite.
alcohol and tobacco are gateway drugs, and the government is subsidized by the alcohol and tobacco industry to deal drugs for them.
both alcohol and tobacco are dangerous drugs.
life for drug dealers, especially alcohol and tobacco!
Gordon Campbell is a drug dealer!
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