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Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #23

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #23

By Marc Emery | January 11, 2011
Marc Emery discusses the discrimination experienced by foreign prisoners—unless your name is Conrad Black—in a U.S. federal prison facility.
Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #22

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #22

By Marc Emery | January 3, 2011
Marc Emery talks about getting terminated from his position with the prison library because he was donating books, magazines, and newspapers.
Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #20

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #20

By Marc Emery | December 21, 2010
Marc Emery discusses the difficulties inherent in living at D. Ray James Correctional Facility, an INS prison in the state of Georgia.
Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #18

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #18

By Marc Emery | October 12, 2010
Today marks my 210th day—seven months now—in prison on this sentence, and I'm feeling very sharp mentally.
Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #17

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #17

By Marc Emery | October 6, 2010
I was saddened to hear the tragic news that Michelle Rainey is possibly just weeks away from dying from her melanoma and lymphatic cancer, which has now reached critical proportions throughout her body.
Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #16

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #16

By Marc Emery | October 1, 2010
I'm in the first stage of getting transferred out to my designated U.S. prison, and once there, I put in my U.S. transfer application.
Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #15âLetter to Jodie

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #15—Letter to Jodie

By Marc Emery | September 23, 2010
The Facebook pages I have been regularly receiving since May—printouts of the Marc Emery fan page, and your personal page—were seized by the mailroom staff here at FDC, and I am barred from receiving them further.
Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #14âLetter to Jodie

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #14—Letter to Jodie

By Marc Emery | September 13, 2010
We got the sentencing done, and it went as we expected, and my application to be transferred back into the Canadian corrections system was delivered to the Canadian Consulate in Seattle.
Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #11âLetter to Jodie

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #11—Letter to Jodie

By Marc Emery | August 25, 2010
This past week we were locked down for 36 hours because one of the inmates' stash of alcohol hooch was discovered.
Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #10âLetter to Jodie

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #10—Letter to Jodie

By Marc Emery | August 12, 2010
Today I was told I would get less time on the computer to send and read emails because there was griping by some of the inmates about my use.
Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #9

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #9

By Marc Emery | August 4, 2010
I'm alarmed by the announcements today by Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson and yesterday by Stockwell Day increasing the number of serious crimes in the criminal code.
Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #8âLetter to Jodie

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #8—Letter to Jodie

By Marc Emery | August 3, 2010
I am now aware of a disturbing series of occurrences with my mail in and out of the prison here at SeaTac Federal Detention Centre.
Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #5âfree from 21 days of isolation

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #5—free from 21 days of isolation

By Marc Emery | June 28, 2010
Marijuana activist Marc Emery was finally released from solitary confinement after three weeks of isolation on June 24.
Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #4

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #4

By Marc Emery | June 2, 2010
The latest update from the Prince of Pot, who is currently in prison in the United States.

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #3

By Marc Emery | May 30, 2010
In an update from prison, the Prince of Pot writes of loneliness, racism, and books on civil rights.

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #2

By Marc Emery | May 25, 2010
Prince of pot Marc Emery's latest update from prison in Seattle, Washington.

Marc Emery: U.S. federal prison blog #1

By Marc Emery | May 24, 2010
In an update from prison, Marc Emery discusses inmates, life on the inside, and his guilty plea in Seattle court.

Marc Emery: Why I will plead guilty in a U.S. court to distributing marijuana

By Marc Emery | June 11, 2009
In the end, my lawyer, a wily and shrewd man named Ian Donaldson, said he just wouldn’t do it. He wouldn’t be the lawyer of record at any extradition hearing for Marc Emery.

Marc Emery: B.C. Liberals, NDP can’t stop gang violence with prohibition

By Marc Emery | April 23, 2009
The B.C. Marijuana Party was formed in 2001 because the B.C. NDP and B.C. Liberals both were enforcing the prohibition of marijuana and other substances with increased gusto.