Jodie speaking at Seattle Hempfest 2009

[Mandelbrotmat]

As an American, I feel a tad responsible for the....dumber...policies of my people. I am sorry for the suffering my country has caused your family. What I can do to help, I will do.

[jackaroo59]

I say they are two of the luckiest people in the world because they have each other! 2 "High"-Quality people who deserve each other! Free Marc! And all others incarcerated for this plant!

[ElectricIndica420]

hempfest is always a blast :))

[FXThug]

I'm so embarrassed for our government as a Canadian myself, thanks for standing up for our rights Jodie and Marc Emery.

[Vorash2002]

More power to the legalization movement. I do have a question though. Has Marc been extradited to here (USA) or is he still in Canada for now?

[rockergirl180]

Woo! Go Jodie!

[philliesNdutches1]

mac is a hero of mine. but u still cant help but wonder who shes bangin while dudes n prison?

[JodieEmery]

I won't be touching anyone while he's in prison! I am absolutely, completely devoted to my husband, and I will never be unfaithful to him. Marc is my hero too, so I would never betray him! If you know anything about us, you know our bond is too tight to break.

[philliesNdutches1]

just a joke. sorry. but for real marc is a true pioneer and really is a great person for standin up in what he truely bleieves. a trait u wont find in most people now a days. free marc emery!! btw you are very pretty. i have respect for you standin beside a man of greatness with the true loyalty you show. power to the both of you. best of wishes

[2bornot2b1984]

@JodieEmery

Why would you dignify that retarded comment?

I guess you are just expressing your self, but there isn't enough time in a zillion lifetimes to respond to every ridiculous comment that someone posts.

[JonnySwift420]

@philliesNdutches1 that is such an insulting thing to say.

[maczy313]

Emery is my hero!

[SuperMISTERW]

errr, you look nice in that dress jodie

[intj123]

wow that's really rude man, I think we should be supporting each other.

[Twisted19881]

iaintnofuckinbitch, just leave man. you don't belong here, just fucking leave

[TheMrCannabis]

I must say that I am proud that marc and you are Canadian,..I love you guys and pray that Canada will step up and help Marc get home...If Canada stands back then maby its not the Canada we all say we are proud of....what good is our country if it just turns its back on its own..!

[snoek8]

Free Marc Emery!!

[Ryan39551987]

I wounder what there gonna do to marc in prison? Hes to intelligent for the joint

[iaintnofuckinbitch]

all dis bltch does is hang around marc emery and suck off his reputation. all she does is appear in vids beside marc and occasionaly gives some dried out speech about cannabis, pointing out facts people already heard a gazillion times, thats ALL she does

[Reggieworth]

"all dis bltch does is hang around marc emery and suck off"

whats your point?

"pointing out facts people already heard a gazillion times"

and what are YOU doing?

u want to talk about dissapointing, where is the billowing clouds of ganja smoke over the crowd? a 10 person protest in vancouver would have more than this video shows

[JodieEmery]

I do a lot more than appear in videos next to my husband! I was editor of Cannabis Culture Magazine (editing every article and overseeing layout); editor of Cannabis Culture online; administrator for the CC Forums; I'm the BC Green party policing and Olympic critic and a Green Party of Canada federal candidate; I've run in three provincial elections; have hundreds of letters published; and am currently director of Pot TV, Cannabis Culture Magazine, and Marc Emery's Cannabis Culture Headquarters.

[bigtarrose]

bitch, bitch, bitch is that all you do is bitch...bitch?

[rapidfire666187]

And I don't mean the kind of weed I was smoking either just the fact that I smoked and that we all smoked they put us in a category of substandard human through theyr'e racist remarks and beliefs.. I usually ignore this kind of thing but, I take a mental note of the situation..

[rapidfire666187]

Oh i totally agree with you thefakeyeti on most things. The only reason that I say that neo nazi skin heads don't support pot is from personal experience. I was approached by two that hated the fact I hang out with minority groups and stoners. They said to me " why do you smoke that nigg** weed" I ignored them and went along with my activities but, it just goes to show you these groups still use the whole 1920's idea that marijuana seduces white women to liking black men.

[harrynuts666]

marks my fucking hero free mark fuck the government get those fuckers it bull shit

[nowayinhell79]

Wonderful Speech from Awesome Woman !!!

Jodie, you are not alone. We all love and will support you.

[megatroll]

Very good speech Jodie! LEGALIZE IT!

[rapidfire666187]

Also too there are more republicans these days that are more pro pot then democrats. Take Commando for instance. Wake up and realize that your green party will never win and you need a republican or democrat to vote out these laws... I hate to say it but, we live in a two party system. Yeah Ralph Nader is right but, everyone gets tired of listening to him. Look at Gary Johnson. Republican. Every outspoken politician that is pro pot is republican. Obama is a lying sack of shit.

[CYLONEJACK]

republicans will say they back an issue for votes, but when it comes to policy they abandon all. Look at log cabin republicans lol.

[thefakeyeti]

mike gravel is a democrat...

barney frank is also a democrat, he co-sponsored a couple marijuana bills with Ron Paul

I am sure there are many other democrats that are outspoken when it comes to marijuana.

[rapidfire666187]

Im not talking about yester year my friend. Im talking about the here and now. I don't live in the past

[hey111222]

GO JODIE!

[rapidfire666187]

I think a president like Obama is a horror to the american people. Here is a guy that i was willing to cross party lines and support and here it is he has the balls of a tit mouse. I can't believe a guy who has made so many promises to the american people to change marijuana laws has made so little effort to do so. Who do he think supported his campaign. Potheads duh and here it is he mocks him them discriminitly. Sure use the bill clinton line to get in but have a ronald regan attitude when in.

[Sideshowbobx]

Hey, it was Clinton that fired up the drug war in the 90's and toughened the laws that lead to todays million jailed pot heads.

[younwhosarmy]

na ah ... get yer facts straight.... it was Reagan... in the 80's That the term War On Drugs was officially, institutionalized... Republican Democrat it's all the same.... Now you know...

[Sideshowbobx]

are you aware of Nixon starting the war on drugs in 71? most people forgot Clinton's input in the 90's or/and mess it up with Reagan prohibition rage of the 80's. Reagan was a school boy compared to Clinton and his tough fed minimum penalties total on society - i know my facts.

[msjesjames]

I always thought it was anslinger who was responsible for "starting the war on drugs"

[msjesjames]

i always thought it was the reagan admin that "fired up the drug war"

[Sideshowbobx]

Reagan sure did so, but only to be exceeded by Clinton. Nixon called out the war on drugs in 71, might be true that Anslinger used the term "war" as well.

[rapidfire666187]

Also too i am a republican that is pro pot. I think these days the republicans. Well certain republicans are very pro civil libertys. Guys like george bush ruin our reputations and what people have to understand his actions do not reflect all our views or beliefs. George Bush was a communist disgused as a republican so lets get that straight.. Repubicans are very pro individual rights. Look to the republicans of colorado and california. Both pro marijuana states. Also with leanency torwards pot.

[thefakeyeti]

Yea.. The majority of republicans seem to give the "good" republicans bad names...

They yell for small government, yet they are for BIG government...

At least when the democrats are for big government, they don't talk about the constitution and preach about small government.

[rapidfire666187]

I think if we started some controversy by starting up class action lawsuit against the united states goverment for civil action we could repeal these illegal marijunana laws. The fact theyr'e are laws against the possesion, use, and sale are unconstitutional. I knew a guy who refused to submit to random UA's for his company for the unconstitionality of it. They left him alone and ironically he headed up the department that did these testing procedures. Change comes with the people who want it.

[thefakeyeti]

As a libertarian I find this difficult to form a opinion on..

A private business, telling you that you have to submit to UA's if you get hired. Is not the same as the government demanding UA's

Don't work there, it is there PRIVATE property..

But on the other hand, You have to work SOMEHWHERE. And maybe there ougt to be checks and balances..

[rapidfire666187]

Its not about legalizing marijuana its about legalizing personal freedoms. Marijuana is a good start though. Our founding fathers here in the states loved weed. George Whashington was known to have hempfields but, also seperate his females for smoke. I think those old white dudes had the idea. I am a patriot to old america. Not the new and these marijuana laws are unconstitutional. Any one with enough money could take the issue to the supreme court...

[rapidfire666187]

Contrary to popular belief Alot cops i know are cool with pot. Shit my security officer partner used to be a sherrifs deputy and when he would do dui checks.. If you had pot he would dump it on the ground or make you stomp it into the dirt. He only wanted to cornhole drunks. Shoot when he joined the force all the sheriffs department was sitting around chiefing a joint. They offered him some but, he declined. Can't tell you where though... Sorry you guys would ruin it for us here. lol.

[thefakeyeti]

I wen't to valley fair where a friend and I decided to smoke some pot in my van..

And a security gaurd hassled us for it. He stole the baggy of pot, and the pipe..

He demanded to search our car, or he was going to call the cops.

In hindsight, I wish I would've demanded that he call the cops..

In a BIG town like that, I am sure the cop would've been more irritated at the security gaurd, "Two people smoking POT in the parking lot@ a amusement park! I have bigger things to worry about!"

[rapidfire666187]

Shit we were cool with the sherrif and city goverment. They didn't care but, the real problem was like i said park rangers can suck cause they are more intuned with prohibition then the cops. Also bears can maul the shit of you when your out there. Or crap even those friendly looking deer. They are more dangerous then the bears. Shit i had a state cop who wanted me to join the force cause he knew the only charge was marijuana related. Would not guard the mexican border alone though.

[rapidfire666187]

I was going to overgrow the goverment once.... I was weighing the option of living out in the woods for a season and getting caught. I think the one thing that scared the shit out of me was other guerilla gardeners robbing your patch, Park rangers, and wild life. Cops were litterally the least of my concerns.

[uheepwizard]

sorry about your husband. hopefully the good folks of seattle will make a lot of noise over this and demand he be returned home. Thank you.

[thefakeyeti]

It seems odd when the government takes out one entrepenuer..(sp)

They assume that another one wont pop out..

[uheepwizard]

there are 100's of seedbanks that still ship to us. they targeted him because he used the profits to fight prohibition.

[rapidfire666187]

Oh yeah sorry for taking up so much space but, the reason i say Pennsylvania is responsible for alot of this prohibiton nonsense is all the Straight Edge Hardcore Music Groups, Neo Nazi skin heads, People who were around in the 20's, Religious groups, Parent Teacher associations, MADD mothers, Education Adiminstrations, Neighborhood Watch orginizations, Home owners Associations, Ebatement programs, and many more... Tell me we live in the land of the free. Yeah free to take a shit thats it.

[thefakeyeti]

"neo nazi skin heads"

wouldn't surpise me if half of them smoke pot :P

[flyingdonkey2009]

if they smoked pot they wouldnt be violet neo nazi skin heads punk bitch motherfucker spreading lies again you piece of shit

[thefakeyeti]

Ya..

Because marijuana magically makes you into a peace loving person..

That's stupid

[flyingdonkey2009]

its not magic, its called side effects.. dumb ass

[thefakeyeti]

Yes, and the side effects are the same for each and every person..

Fucking retard

[thefakeyeti]

Oh and the reason I wouldn't be surprised if half of skin head nazis smoke pot..

Is because marijuana is ALSO a symbol for rebellion/sub-cultures and nazis are for that..

The rate of marijuana usage amongst the GENERAL population is kinda high.

Now add in a culture that is not only on the fringe, but is HIGHLY frowned upon.. Theres going to be some drug usage

[flyingdonkey2009]

first its magic side effects, now its not the same for every person. how do you know all this shit? making it up is very easy

[thefakeyeti]

I find it very difficult to believe, that once a nazi skinhead smokes a joint, he will sit back and let the love poor in..

ALSO, many of these skin heads are in G ANGS meaning they need to PROFIT somehow, so they sell DRUGS..

Now that I think about it, that maybe why LITERAL nazi skin heads would want it remained illegal, NOT because they want to control your life.

[THCCSociety]

if it doesn't for you then maybe i would find out whats wrong if i were you. thats kinda scary

[rapidfire666187]

Also too ive seen the cbc behing the lens prince of pot documentary. I have to say jodie that you are a good woman for talking Marc into entering this plea deal. If thats what you did or whatever influence you had on his decision. The United States is like arguing with an idiot. You never win. He has not dug his grave any further of which he can get out of. He will have is freedom again. You will be together again too. True love will keep you guys together forever and for eternity.

[rapidfire666187]

underwaterfuture: is a moron..... you must live in your mothers basement.

[rapidfire666187]

East coast laws and ways of life are what prevent us from legalizing marijuana. Lets take to pennsylvania for these rallys. Tell the east coast idiots that theyr'e views to not reflect the countrys or canada's. The rat race is for them and not for us. Pennsylvania is the source of this insanity i assure you this. Too many concerned mothers theyr'e trying to shield theyr're children from this plant. The Keystone COP state is the MASTER of these drug laws. Trust me on this one.

[hugaduck99]

keep it up jodie! fight the fight and load a bowl!

[unurbangrower]

love your work and suport you in evey way i can. if the world only had more people like you and marc it would be a beter place keep up the fight

[TheCannabisChannel]

keep up the good work jodie

[duff5000]

Great job Jodie !!

[s70rk]

Great speech Jodie, all my support from Denmark! :) Keep fighting!

[GimmethatAK]

agreed jodie about marijuanaman haha i cant believe i missed u speak!! i guess i went on the wrong day

[lemoncookies321]

Go Jodie! You are my hero.

[numbchucking]

Well said Jodie!

You have the beauty and brains to make a difference which is clearly unfolding before our eyes; look at all of your followers. This is progression, we can do this.

I have MASSIVE respect for you and Marc.

[daren420c]

DaveIrie - What are you talking about? Did you not read my message at all? If I'm saying marijuana prohibition is a complete failure, where do you get the idea that I want it to succeed? Anybody with intelligence could tell I'm against it 100%, but you're just an idiot, plain and simple.

[StylidiumLane]

Best of luck with the elections Jodie, my thought's will be with you & Marc on the 13th. Peace, Sammi - Australia

[eLLriDe420]

bunch of losers.

[ganjaking187]

fucking eh

[darealdjnutz]

Marc is going to jail, and Dick Cheney is free. Disgusting.

[Sideshowbobx]

yeah, that puts it into the right context - it is fine to rage war on innocent foreign people and disobey all international laws but dare you to sell a few harmless seeds. Hack, even the US Army is using hemp now to clean up their toxic sites, let Marc go and get busy on these criminals Bush, Obama and Cheney!!!

[bennysemailaddy]

I hope that Obama have the power to end the War on Drugs.

[Sideshowbobx]

Dream on buddy, this guy is raging the war just as Clinton did back then. See what he does to Mexico and you know his true intentions: More War against the People! See how he hackled our petitions to end the prohibition and legalize at least industrial hemp. Obama acts like you can expect it from a cousin of W. Bush jr - so don't put too much hope into this puppet.

[mreisma]

ron paul would have the power, not obama or anyone else, except maybe for dennis kucinich.

[thefakeyeti]

kucinich

okinawan/hogan for 9? :P

[mrblisterfist]

Jodie, keep the torch burning !!!!

[randypcole]

You ROCK, Jodie!

[Anon1696]

GO, JODIE!

GO, JODIE!

So very passionate! I'm so glad you got the word out like this.

SUPPORT MARC AND JODIE.

[mickstakes]

POT TV is suspended ,,WTF happened , POT TV man is gone..

[NatureLegalized]

"The drug war has arguably been the single most devastating, dysfunctional, harmful social policy since slavery."

- Norm Stamper, former Seattle Police Chief

[THCCSociety]

that will only be true until the mandatory swine flu vaccines start

[NatureLegalized]

whew, how crazy!

[tokinblue513]

keep the cause strong

overgrow the government

[underwaterfuture]

marijuanaman himself says jodie emery is a gold digger to marc ...she ruined him steve pay from vancouver says it all the time

[marijuanafrog]

post the vid

[underwaterfuture]

k i will ist on one of marijuanamans videos ill cut the part and post it on here as a reply

[chrisn9ne]

Steve Payne is marijuana mans REAL name not "PAY" he uses that as an alias....and he is a complete loser.....that's EXTREMELY full of himself.

[JodieEmery]

That's absolute nonsense -- "Marijuana Man" Steve Pay is a loser and doesn't know anything about us! He's in his own world, he knows absolutely nothing.

I'm not a gold digger because there is no gold! Marc has no money, no personal fortune -- the DEA and police would have taken it all away if he had any!

If I was a gold digger, I'd marry one of the numerous rich businessmen in Vancouver, don't you think? And I wouldn't be going through this horrible situation with the USA imprisoning my man!

[underwaterfuture]

jodie emery is a golddigger thats what marijuanaman steve pay is vancouver says like a million times....run marc run ..shes is using you.....evil big nose witch bad curse on you marc

[xaviermockingbird]

Man you like to talk alot of shit .

[JodieEmery]

Steve Pay is an idiot, just watch his videos and you'll see he's a geeky, can't-get-laid, giggles-like-a-girl dork. He has no relationship whatsoever with me, Marc, or our circle of friends and associates -- he's a reject, a moron who talks shit while sitting in his attic or basement smoking with an insane sidekick. You're wasting your time and your brain watching his ridiculous videos.

[thefakeyeti]

"you'll see he's a geeky, can't-get-laid, giggles-like-a-girl dork."

That's hurtfull to the rest of us can't get laid, geeky, giggle like a girl, individuals..

[THCCSociety]

this may be a point where one may want to consider class and decorum, no? Its kind of shocking, since ppl are never "real" on the net and they always have the option to edit themselves. You would think, given the opportunity, one might act better than they actually are.

[thefakeyeti]

Read what I put into context..

He called me a dumbass and was getting rude with me before I "Lashed out"..

If I make a comment, and someone else decides to insult me. I decide that is the format of the discussion they want..

And I continue it, It is slightly amusing to me, But PLEASE note I do not do it to people unless they are douchebags first.

[msjesjames]

MOMMY!!!!! SHE HIT ME FIRST!!!!

[THCCSociety]

hey Jodie - Why would you resort to the level you have been attacked by? shame on you both. Got any sticks or stones? 'cause you two have exhausted the name calling for the day, don't you think? when will ppl get some respect for themselves? If someone uses an ad hominem attack against you, ignore them. in the pause they will be the ones who come away looking bad. why act like your attacker. I know i have lost some respect for you both.

[SmokingWaterr]

Fuck you Underwaterfuture

[daren420c]

That was an incredible speech. She told no lies, Marc is a great person who is trying to help as many people as he can by ending this charade called marijuana prohibition. Honestly, it's hard to think of a policy that has failed more than the prohibition of marijuana. I have so much respect for the courage of Marc and Jodie to continue being a leader for the movement so we can end this war on our people. No matter the pressure, you've given your heart, soul, and freedom for us. Thank you so much

[DaveIrie]

"Honestly, it's hard to think of a policy that has failed more than the prohibition of marijuana." - Would you have wanted it to succeed? Why do people who are pro-cannabis talk about it like it's bad?

[thefakeyeti]

Well, You have GOT to pander to those who are anti-pot...

There are some people, when you talk about the usefulness of pot, and the FREEDOM argument, they will NOT be convinced...

Tell them how much money we waste, and yet marijuana is EASILY abvailable, thus it is a FAILURE..

And that the human race used it for THOUSANDS of years, of course the government will fail when it trys to change the appetite of man..

They may be convinced..

[DaveIrie]

I hear you, I'm just saying that as activists I think we should be pro-cannabis. You can point out the inability of prohibition to end cannabis consumption but really a reduction in the consumption of cannabis is something that we don't want, at least I don't. But if you want to convince people of the usefulness of it just pull up studies showing all the medicine value. You can convince otherwise uptight people that it shouldb e legazlied if you show that it kills cancer cells and what not.

[thefakeyeti]

I think we need activists with ALL mindsets..

A activist that is both anti-marijuana/drug, but also anti-prohibition may pump up one segment of the populace vs another.. I as a marijuana consumer, enjoy seeing activists like marc emery take a huge bong hit, than demonstrate that he is actually intelligent.

In my eyes, he GAINS credibility for smoking pot. Other people probably believe that he loses that credibility.. And is only doing it "for himself"

[thefakeyeti]

When people say that marijuana consumers only want pot legalized "for themselves"

It irritates me! Of COURSE that is one of the big reasons we want it legalized!

How does that make us less credible?

Wouldn't that be like saying a activist for gay rights, MUST be straight, otherwise he only want's gay marriage "For himself"

Using gay rights as a example again, a christian who is anti-gay but pro gay rights (yes I have met some), may also add to the discussion :P

[pimpin7777777]

whooo hooo!! Seattle baby!!! i love hempfest!!

[xaviermockingbird]

Great speech but it was too short for me ha ha cannabis should have been legal by now .

[Alytoner]

It should have never been illegal in the first place! :P

It's going to be legalized soon, just give it time and faith.

[xaviermockingbird]

well of course but it is in fact illegal so I say it should have been legal , I have no faith so I cant give it that but ill give it time , effort , money and anything else I can .

[ewilkinsonmemphis]

you and mark are awesome and you are hot! stay strong and high

[greenjuggler]

what happened to the pot tv channel?

i just watched it this morning now it says its suspended

great videos

gl i hope everything goes well

[jerizad]

first what up girl say what up to mark we will all miss him but we will get through and what you guys are doing is right remember that that you guys are brave and the politicians we elect are not thank you all