[SIZE=+2]CBS News' 60 Minutes to air Prince of Pot Story This Sunday, March 5[/SIZE] by Marc Emery (01 Mar, 2006) CBS's most awarded journalist Bob Simon investigates the story of Marc Emery, The Prince of Pot On Sunday, March 5th at 7.00 p.m. in all time zones across North America, CBS News flagship program 60 Minutes will air the story of Marc Emery, Canada's Prince of Pot. The segment will examine Emery's lifelong battle against prohibition and his unique strategy to accomplish that aim – by selling marijuana seeds around the world. The episode will be seen by approximately twelve to fourteen million viewers across Canada and the United States. Prestigious CBS journalist Bob Simon interviewed Marc Emery and others, including the Drug Enforcement Administration and Canadian police, to delve into Emery's current predicament of facing extradition to the USA for a prison term of possibly 30 years or more. If you've been following the progress of this 60 Minutes feature in the CC forums, you'll be familiar with the following links. If not, please take a look and see what's been in development for six months! If you've been following the progress of this 60 Minutes feature in the CC forums, you'll be familiar with the following links. If not, please take a look and see what's been in development for six months! A "60 Minutes" update for those interested 60 Minutes is in town... Link to article: HERE I'll be tuning in!
Ill definently have to check that out. I remember watching this show on MTV that shower people growing in Canada and getting a in a canoe and rowing down here.
I will definatly ( I'm so drunk I was about to post defiantly!! LoL!!) watch this episode!!! I'm interested to see it... ~ Terpsichore
Just a reminder: March 5, 2006 Hello NORML supporters in America and Canada, “THE PRINCE OF POT” Marc Emery is called the “Prince of Pot” and for good reason: the self-proclaimed Johnny Appleseed of weed claims to have sold more marijuana seeds than anyone in the world. Emery, a Canadian, is a leader of the marijuana legalization movement, and he believes that marijuana is a wonderful, healing drug -- and that to criminalize it is just plain silly. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, where the culture is rather permissive concerning marijuana, and the Canadian government has left Emery and his business alone. But now, the U.S. government has stepped in and wants him extradited to America, where he would face a mandatory sentence of 10 years to life. So should the Canadians hand Emery over to U.S. authorities? Bob Simon will look at the case this Sunday, March 5, on 60 MINUTES (7PM ET/PT on CBS). Further details are posted to the CBS website: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/02/60minutes/main1363340.shtml Regards, -Allen St. Pierre Executive Director Member, Board of Directors NORML/NORML Foundation Washington, DC director@norml.org
Ok, here's a break of the schedule of how things aired in the eastern time zone: Insurance Segment = 7:00 to 7:18 commercial 7:18 to 7:21 Court-Martial of Willie Brand 7:21 to 7:34 commercial 7:34 to 7:38 Emery segment 7:39 to 7:51 commercial 7:51 to 7:55 Criminal Minds segment 7:55 to 8:00 The Emery segment was pretty decent, but it seems like it was recorded awhile back. And the whole thing really focused on Emery more than I thought it would. He's a unique guy, probably one of the few people in the counterculture that you absolutely love or absolutely hate.
It was ok. It was about Marc Emery. I wish that it would have been more about why weed shouldn't be illegal in the US instead of an ego-booster for one man. No offense to him at all...but it was all about him. We have to get things changed. The John Stossel deal a few years ago was the best thing I've ever seen and the tv station sent me a copy of it because I raised hell when the station cut out in the middle of it. LOL! Here's the thread from way-back-when!!! http://forum.grasscity.com/showthread.php?t=7517&highlight=john+stossel Seriously, though...we need more change-provoking material aired in order to make the change. I do applaud Marc for doing the show, no doubt. I just want more action so that we can make some things happen.
I missed it too. I smoked a tiny bowl just a bit before it was on and got bored waiting. Took a little nap and woke up at 8:10. lol
I smoked up with my brother while it was on... I dont know what happened too much, other then people throwing joints into a crowd and houses filled with cannabis plants.
I agree with RMJL, there should ahve been more talk about how silly the laws against marijuana are, instead of how cool this guy is... I know we're making progress, but it's so slow sometimes... and it almost sounded like 60 minutes was trying to make Marc Emery a bad guy... almost... ~ Terpsichore
I saw this pic on the internet. Lol .. "garden of Weeden" That's how I'm gonna visualize Canada from now on.
We tivoed it and are about to watch it now. Blades, the John Stossel documentary can be rented or bought. Here's a link to it on netflix. http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70025154&trkid=147042 [Blame Game: Are We a Country of Victims? (1994)] Thanks RMJL!! edit: wait i'm really stoned and that may or may not be the exact movie but I believe it hits on the topic. sorry for my stonerisms folks.
That's not quite it. Nice try though. Here it is: http://www.abcnewsstore.com/store/index.cfm?fuseaction=customer.product&product_code=S020730 01
Yeah I don't feel it was too bad. I smoked a joint and a couple bong loads during it with Floydian to show our support.
i saw part of this, they showed some mad dank on there and my grandmother was like wtf is that and i said weed....i had to explain thats what it looked like when it wasnt torn apart anyway LIFE IN JAIL FOR MAILING SEED WTF~!!!! my grandmother thought it was silly that hes gonna get life for seed when others only got fined, she melted my moms bowl when she was younger(in a fucking woodstove).....amazing how people come around