You Break The Law...

You do the time.

So the saying goes.

Enter Marc Emery - the Prince of Pot - who was sentenced to five years in jail for selling marijuana seeds. Now Canadians are mobilizing to repatriate him.

I don't see why the government should.

I have a family member (through marriage) doing 10 years in the States for being stupid enough to be a pawn in a con game in the U.S. Guess what? Prosecutors knew he was a small fish but the had to nab someone since the main players escaped in time. It sucks but too bad. You wanted to make a fast buck? Scamming sharks fed off your greed and you got caught.


No matter where you stand on this issue, and I tend to stand closer in line with Emery, if you break the laws of any land, you must do the time. Emery knew full well what he was doing was illegal in a country that takes drug issues very seriously. It's irrelevant if you feel it's misguided. Or, in the case of Emery, trying to make a point. Stand by your convictions and do the time if you believe in your cause.

To his credit Emery said:

In a statement from Emery quoted by The Globe and Mail, he said it was "arrogant" to defy U.S. law.



"My zealous pursuit of what may be an honourable goal of repeal of a bad law blinded me from recognizing that my example of flouting the law is a bad example to set for others," Emery's statement reads.


"I promise to never advocate civil disobedience, or condone civil disobedience, or ever flout Canadian or U.S. laws ever again."


Emery believes in his cause. Good for him. Just don't ask me to ask the government to repatriate him on his behalf for knowingly breaking laws in a foreign country.