Prince Of Pot

• Cannabis activist Marc Emery hopes to change Quebec marijuana laws

  Marc Emery was in Montreal Sunday, selling promotional cannabis items such as t-shirts and pins, in the hopes of getting arrested and mounting a legal challenge.

  Cannabis

  Nov 11, 2018
  
• ‘Prince of Pot’ Marc Emery gets fine after guilty plea on trafficking charge

  The self-styled Prince of Pot has pleaded guilty to trafficking cannabis and will pay a $5,000 fine.

  Canada

  May 30, 2018
  
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• Marc and Jodie Emery get fine, probation on marijuana-related charges in Toronto

  The couple must pay a $150,000 fine plus a $45,000 victim surcharge and spend two years probation with conditions to keep the peace and be of good behaviour and not to participate, directly or indirectly, in any illegal marijuana dispensaries.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2017
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• Marc and Jodie Emery knew they were targeted by police, claim arrests planned for months

  Marc and Jodie Emery said their arrests last week at Toronto Pearson Airport were part of a collective effort by law enforcement to target their pot distribution operation.

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2017
• 5 Montreal stories you must read this week: January 13

  From medical marijuana "with a twist" to picking a Queen for Montreal's Saint-Patrick's Day parade, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2017
• EXCLUSIVE: Cannabis Culture plans to reopen in Montreal with a medical twist

  Instead of storefront pot dispensaries, Cannabis Culture franchisees will likely shift their business mandate from recreational to medicinal marijuana.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2017
• ‘Prince of Pot’ arrested as Montreal police raid Cannabis Culture store

  Just a day after their grand opening, some of the Cannabis Culture stores selling recreational marijuana were raided by Montreal police and owner Marc Emery was arrested.

  Consumer

  Dec 16, 2016
• Marijuana dispensary reopens day after being shut down in Toronto police raids

  Marijuana activist Marc Emery says he and other marijuana dispensary operators in Toronto will continue to defy authorities despite another crackdown by police that saw four more storefronts raided.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2016
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• UPDATE: Bill Blair contradicts Jane Philpott; says pot activists won’t be on marijuana task force

  As the federal government puts together a task force on marijuana legalization, Health Minister Jane Philpott isn't saying no to pot activists taking part.

  Apr 25, 2016
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• Pot activist Emery subject of new doc ‘Citizen Marc’

  In 'Citizen Marc,' famed activist Marc Emery is portrayed as an ambiguous figure, driven as much by a quest for celebrity and libertarian politics as he is by principle.

  Entertainment

  Oct 16, 2014