He didnt donate shit, he charged the shit out of people. Just my opinion, like assholes....
He paved the way for MMJ as a reality for Canadians, without his in your face attitude (that nobody else dared to adopt) we would not be enjoying the few advances we have had in MMJ.
Marc THE DOUCH emery got me for $225.00. he really enjoyed rippin off americans as well as talk shit about them...boo hoo people......does he deserve to do 5 years in prison in a foreign country for a crime that would've gave him probation?..foreign country lmfao..he deserves everything he gets...
Foriegn as in outside of Canadian soveriegnty - he was charged and convicted in absentia by a FOREIGN government. Christ, Health Canada recommended him in thier early MMJ program as a source for seeds for exemptees. Hell, might as well grab Tony Blair too for misinformation to the CIA regarding Iran/Afghanistan - I am sure he has caused much more harm than a few seeds.
One word Money. All I can say weather you are doing a good thing or not throwing it in people faces will end you up like this. Don't go pissing in peoples pools or they come and clean them with a vengeance. Wish the best for him. Trust me if they are sending him here from another country he is doing every day of his 5 years.
Again, throwing it Canadians faces as he did paved the way for MMJ programs in Canada. Granted he threw it in the faces of the US powers, but what makes him different legally than any other seedbank?
The fact that he was an advocate and was making inroads into legitimizing cannabis was his downfall. The good ol' US was afraid he might inspire grass roots movements stateside - too little too late ... look where California is heading.
The unspoken truth is that our economy is export based with the US as primary recipients. At the time of the arrest request our dollar had sunk, softwood lumber and fresh water talks were under way - any guesses why our government at that time agreed to these terms?
Damn shame he is being punished for what is now legal in 13 states and DC.
His incarceration has NOTHING to do with his business practices, good or bad - why use that as an excuse to rationalize?