New charges may help pot activist

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Vancouver — A private citizen says he's filing charges Friday against pot activist Marc Emery and two of his associates, partly because that will throw a wrench into the United States' plans to extradite the trio to face drug charges in that country.

“If he gets charged in Canada that will have major legal consequences for that extradition request,” said David McCann, a local philanthropist and businessman.

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.

His supporters have requested Justice Minister Irwin Cotler step in but he has said the matter is now before the courts.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050929.wemery0929/BNStory/National/

[tuvor]

1. The most important part of the article...

“We have let him operate and now we let the Americans walk into our country and charge a man who they will probably lock away for the rest of his natural life in the United States for doing something that the government of Canada condoned. And you know, I got a problem with that as a Canadian.”

Is this what the US government means by "Free Trade"?

[getmeouttahere]

2. It would be a horrible crime for a pot user....

from Canada to spend any time in jail, especially in the U.S.

[IntravenousDemilo]

3. All we really have to do...

...is to ban the extradition of Canadian citizens to any country for whatever reason.

[achtung_circus]

4. Well and good.

What would you suggest we have done with Charles Ng?

Yugoslavian war criminals?

Absolutes tend to make lousy policy parameters.