Weed Bandits 3 (2007) ( Prince of Pot: The U.S. vs. Marc Emery ) ( Weed Bandits Three )

Weed Bandits 3 (2007) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Prince of Pot: The U.S. vs. Marc Emery
Alternate Title: Weed Bandits Three
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
German ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
57 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2007 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Nicholas Wilson

Written By:
Anne Pick
Nick Wilson

Actors:
Chris Bennet ..... Himself - Pot Historian, Emery Supporter
Rodney Benson ..... Himself - EA Special Agent, Seattle
Pierre-Yves Bourduas ..... Himself - RCMP Deputy Commissioner
Jerry Cameron ..... Himself - Former Police Chief, Fernandina Beach, Florida - ret.
Larry Campbell ..... Himself - Senator, Former Mayor of Vancouver
Jean Chrétien ..... Himself (Prime Minister)
Libby Davies ..... Herself (Member of Parliament, NDP)
Ian Donaldson ..... Himself - Marc Emery's Trial Attorney
Jodie Emery ..... Herself
Marc Emery ..... Himself
John Gayder ..... Himself - Constable, Niagara Parks Police
Herman Gooden ..... Himself - London Freelance Journalist
Douglas Hiatt ..... Himself - Criminal Defense Attorney, Seattle
Jack Layton ..... Himself - Member of Parliament, NDP
David Malmo-Levine ..... Himself - Founder, The Herb School, Vancouver
John McKay ..... Himself - United States District Attorney, Seattle
Terry Nelson ..... Himself - U.S. Customs, U.S. Border Patrol - ret.
Eugene Oscapella ..... Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy
Michelle Rainey ..... Herself - Medical Marijuana User, Patients' Advocate
Karen Tandy ..... Herself - DEA Administrator
Kirk Tousaw ..... Himself - Greg Williams' Trial Attorney
John P. Walters ..... Himself - U.S. Drug Czar
Greg Williams ..... Himself - Pot-TV's 'Marijuana Man'
Alan Young ..... Himself - Civil Liberties Lawyer, Toronto

Synopsis:

Colorful, abrasive and fiercely provocative, Canadian Marc Emery is world renowned as 'The Prince of Pot.' He has made a career out of picking fights with the powers-that-be, first as a libertarian activist, and now as a campaigner for the decriminalization of marijuana. But his marijuana seed mail-order business has run him up against a big enemy: the draconian US Drug Enforcement Administration. Now he faces extradition to the States and a lifetime in jail. 'Finally, I've got the big David and Goliath battle I've always been seeking. You know, I must have been goading them all along,' explains Emery. Comparing himself to legendary activists Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, Emery states, "we need martyrs, we need heroes." The immensely colorful cast of this character-led story charts the way through the pros and cons of the liberalization movement as well as the threat posed to Canadian sovereignty by its overbearing neighbor. At times blackly despairing, and at others laugh-out loud ridiculous, this is an enthralling watch. Will Emery survive to carry on his campaign to 'overgrow the government'? Watch this space.

Marc Emery, Canada's most prominent marijuana activist popularly known as the "Prince of Pot," faces extradition to the U.S. and a possible life sentence for selling marijuana seeds. ''Prince of Pot'' follows the controversial self-made leader of the marijuana movement as he attempts to raise an army of pot activists and lead them into battle against the U.S. Federal Government and their drug enforcement police, the D.E.A. Through Emery's unique life and career as a civil agitator -- from his beginnings in London, Ontario to his showdown with the U.S. Drug Czar in Vancouver and D.E.A. in Montreal -- the film examines deeper questions: Canadian sovereignty and police integration in a world dominated by its southern neighbor.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 10 December, 2013.