Cannabis activist Marc Emery is breathing a slight sigh of relief after courts dropped two major charges of conspiracy and drug trafficking and was left with a simple fine.
Emery has been a cannabis cowboy in Canada for years. Along with his wife, his wife Jodie Emery, the “Prince of Pot” established Cannabis Culture, a business which set up marijuana dispensaries across Canada.
After having shops shut-down across the country, he was charged with an act of “peaceful civil disobedience,” for illegally opening up a shop.
The $5,000 fine Montreal courts issued Emery on Wednesday settles a charge dating back to 2016. On December 16 of that year, police arrested Emery along with his wife at a Cannabis Culture location in Montreal.
Read more about Emery and his fight for the plant here
