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Canada's 'Price of Pot' fights extradition to the US

Grass Wars Canada's relaxed attitude towards dope is straining its relationship with the US. It's coming under heavy pressure to crack down on the cannabis culture.
The statistics are phenomenal - the marijuana industry in British Columbia is worth more than 7 billion and it is Canada's 3rd biggest export. For them, Marc Emery, the self-styled "Prince of Pot" who has created a media industry and seed business out of the drug, is a hero. America threatens Emery with extradition. If convicted he could face up to 35 years in jail. Canadians accuse the Americans of "operating like a bully". However, US authorities are determined to shut down what a senior Drug Enforcement Agency official has dubbed "massive criminal enterprise".

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