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CANNABIS CULTURE - Jodie Emery, marijuana activist and publisher of Cannabis Culture Magazine stopped by CTV's Vancouver studio on 4/20 to discuss calls for pot legalization by John McKay, the former government prosecutor who helped to send her imprisoned husband Marc Emery to jail. See the original on CTV News.
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It was an amazing sight. The U.S. prosecutor responsible for sending Canada's Prince of Pot, Marc Emery, to a federal penitentiary was sitting beside Emery's wife, Jodie. Even more surprising, John McKay was there to advocate for the legalization of marijuana. McKay, the top federal prosecutor in Washington state for five years and now a law professor, believes continuing to treat marijuana users as criminals has only enriched drug-trafficking gangs and fueled violence.

POT TV - The former U.S. government attorney who put pot activist Marc Emery behind bars joined on Wednesday (April 18, 2012) with Emery's wife Jodie to call for the end of marijuana prohibtion. The press conference was organized by Stop the Violence BC, an activist group founded by Dr. Evan Wood that has had major success in acquiring high-profile endorsements for legalization.