On September 28th 2005, the Vancouver Public Library hosted a marijuana law debate called "Cannabis Conundrum". Marc and Jodie Emery attended along with their friend and fellow activist, lawyer Kirk Tousaw.

The debate panel included Doug Lang, a Vancouver Police Department veteran of 30 years. One month earlier, the VPD had worked with the DEA and Canada's RCMP to arrest Marc Emery and raid his business.

After the debate ended, someone asked about VPD's cooperation in Marc Emery's extradition. Doug Lang explained that the VPD investigated Marc's seed selling in 2002 and took the information to the Crown (the Canadian federal prosecutor) in 2003 to lay charges...

...but the Crown refused to charge Marc in Canada, so the file was picked up by the DEA in the United States.

We did not know about the 2003 investigation by the VPD. It's an important example of the injustice of Marc's extradition. This video helps demonstrate that the USA sought extradition based on charges that were refused in Canada, even though Marc operated business in Canada at all times.

This is just one of the many questionable aspects of the political persecution of Marc Emery... (less info)