I will soon be taking a sabbatical from this site to work on another project. The following is Part 1 of a three-part explanation of why this needs to be done and what I plan to do. Part 2 is available at The Implications - Why I made this Promise. The project will be directly related to The Language of Mathematics. Full explanation will be given in Part 3.
Part 1: The Incident - The Promise
In 2005 three Canadians were arrested in Canada on behest of the United States of America.
The United States was seeking to extradite Greg Williams, Michele Rainey, and Marc Emery to face charges for drug trafficking in the US for selling seeds for the Cannabis plant from Canada. Their punishment at the time of their arrest if they were extradited would have been between 10 years to life in prison, served in the United States.
“The long-time cannabis crusader said he originally agreed to the jail time in part to spare his associates and co-accused Michelle Rainey and Greg Williams from prosecution and prison.
“‘I was willing, the Americans were willing and all that we needed was the Conservative government to also agree,’ the 50-year-old said. ‘I certainly didn’t think that would be a problem.’
“‘After all, I was agreeing to serve five years for a crime that would result in little over a month in jail for any one of the many seed-sellers operating then, and now, in Vancouver and across Canada.’”
The final result, after over 4 years of political games, is that Marc Emery was taken into custody on 28 September 2009, awaiting his extradition to the United States. He will serve a minimum of five years in a US Federal prison. The following video captures the last few minutes of Marc Emery as a free man. If Canadians do not prevent it, he will be handed over to US authorities within approximately the next month.
Marc Emery Turns Himself In, Tears Of Hope
“Emery’s fate now rests entirely with Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, who has the authority and legal grounds to refuse to extradite the marijuana policy reformer. Nicholson could instead charge and prosecute Emery in Canada for activities related to his marijuana seed business, a move that would assert Canada’s sovereignty over drug policy and likely lead to a sentence that better reflects the attitudes of Canadians toward marijuana prohibition.” This, however, is unlikely since the introduction of US style mandatory minimum sentencing to Canada with the passing of Bill C-15 - a futile attempt by Harper’s Conservative government to transplant America’s devastating “War on Drugs” policy to this country.
It is very important to point out that Emery is being extradited in spite of the fact that the majority of Canadians believe the consumption of cannabis should be legalized.
“Adults in Canada believe the consumption of cannabis should be allowed in their country, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies. 53 per cent of respondents support the legalization of marijuana.”
Canada wants Marijuana legal!
Contrary to what some would like us to believe, what is happening to Marc Emery is not about agreeing with what he has done or what he is doing. This is not about condoning a life style or about liking the man. This is about Canadian sovereignty, about the United States of America dictating to Canadians what type of business we can participate in and whom we can conduct business with. You see, the Canadian Federal Government and the Government of British Columbia endorsed Emery’s behaviour by collecting taxes from his business. In six years we, as a society, collected $578,000 and invested that money into our collective. By handing over Marc Emery to the United States of America we are in reality handing over all of Canada.
“From 1999 until he was arrested in 2005, Marc declared on his income tax return that his occupation was ‘marijuana seed vendor.’ He paid $578,000 in income taxes into federal and B.C. government coffers. He gave Canada Revenue Agency access to his bank statements and explained all his cash flows to them. The CRA graciously accepted his money without ever taking any action to put a stop to all this criminal activity.
“If you believe that all Canadians benefit from taxes being collected and governments spending that tax money (I don’t, but most Canadians do), then logically you will have to concede that Marc has been a huge benefactor to the Canadian people.”
Jodie Emery speaks out on Marc's extradition
What we are witnessing is the collapse of Canada. If a foreign power can dictate the laws that Canadians must abide by, then we are no longer free. By stating that we are Canadian we are taking on the responsibility to protect our laws and our citizens. By refusing the plea bargain, Harper’s Conservative government has, in essence, refused to protect Canadians. They are sacrificing Marc Emery to protect their own personal ideals, not Canada. This is treason.
As for my promise, I promised myself if any of the above three Canadians were extradited to the United States of America I would try all peaceful means necessary to stop this stampede to our destruction, and this is exactly what I plan on doing.
As for the facts about cannabis and drug prohibition, the following documentary, The Union, is an excellent introduction to the topic. You may also consider reviewing some of the information that I have compiled at Happy 420!
The Union
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