U.S. JUDGE GIVES 'PRINCE OF POT' FIVE-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE

Vancouver's "Prince of Pot," Marc Emery, was sentenced in a Seattle
courtroom on Friday to five years in prison by a U.S. Federal Court.

It was the sentence Emery and his wife, Jodie, had been looking for
since his guilty plea in late May to conspiracy to manufacture marijuana.

Emery was arrested in 2005 by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
and indicted for selling marijuana seeds online and through the mail
to customers in the U.S.

On his website, Emery claims to have made $3 million a year selling
seeds, and to have sold more than four million seeds over the years.

"Jail is a cruel and lonely place and I regret that my actions have
brought me here," Emery said in a written statement to U.S. Federal
Court Judge Ricardo Martinez. "Five years is an awfully long time to
consider what I've done. I admit that I was arrogant in flouting
United States law."

Now that he has been sentenced, Emery can apply for transfer to a
Canadian prison for the remainder of his sentence. Public Safety
Minister Vic Toews will decide if Emery will be allowed to come back
to Canada.