The Vancouver cannabis scene was lucky today - the weather for Marc Emery’s farewell protest was beautiful. It was supposed to be raining heavily in typical Vancouver style but obviously God is on Marc’s side and kept the clouds away.

If you don’t know who Marc Emery is then give this a read. Basically he’s a HUGE cannabis activist who earned millions by selling pot seeds through his seed store and donated 95% of those millions to cannabis activism. In 2005 he was busted by the DEA on Canadian soil while the VPD stood by and watched. The head of the DEA in Washington D.C. on that day called him the biggest drug kig pin in Canada. I’m sure the Hell’s Angels were a little surprised by that claim, I know I was. Trust me DEA, we have bigger fish to fry in Canada than Marc Emery’s pot seeds.

Anyway, today the Vancouver cannabis scene said goodbye to Marc Emery at his last public appearance prior to turing himself over to the US authorities. An act which will signal the start of Marc’s 5 year sentence in a US prison. Of course he still needs to go through the US court system, but he knows his fate. His plea deal called for a 5 year prison stay. Marc’s situation is total bullshit - it’s all over a plant that ought to be legal and taxed instead of illegal and making gangsters rich. Marc’s message is one that if listened to would make such a huge difference in the safety and happiness of our society. But instead he faces prison. Bullshit.

For those that couldn’t make it to Vancouver to say goodbye to Marc here’s a clip I was able to grab…and don’t worry cannabis culture - I guarantee you we haven’t seen the last of Marc. In fact I can’t wait to see what he tries to do from behind bars in the US!