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Marc Scott Emery (born February 13, 1958) is a Canadian cannabis activist, entrepreneur, and politician. Often described as 'the Prince of Pot', Emery has been a notable advocate of international cannabis policy reform. He has been active in the New Democratic Party, the Freedom Party of Canada, the Unparty, and the Marijuana Party of Canada, as well as the British Columbia Marijuana Party, and the Green Party of British Columbia. As a political libertarian,〔 Emery has also protested against Sunday shopping laws,〔 obscenity laws,〔 political endorsement of sporting events,〔 Canadian censorship,〔 and several taxes. Emery has been jailed several times, most notably in 2009 when he served a five-year sentence in a United States federal prison for selling mail-order cannabis seeds into the US. Emery lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife Jodie Emery.〔 ==Early career== At the age of 9 he started a business from his parents' home called Stamp Treasure, buying and selling stamps by mail order. Two years later he started another mail-order business called Marc's Comic Room. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marc Emery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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