The Prince of Pot now wants to be the Prince of Parliament Hill..Mark Emery announced he will be a candidate representing the People’s Party of Canada in the looming federal election..He will run in the Ontario riding of London North-Centre, where he’s currently helping his brother run a cannabis store..The riding is currently being held by two-time winner Peter Fragiskatos, a Liberal..In 1980, Emery ran in the same city as a Libertarian..He has been running various, unsuccessful campaigns for office since then..Emery moved to Vancouver in March 1994, and founded Hemp BC, a store selling cannabis-related paraphernalia like bongs and pipes which were illegal to sell in Canada at the time. In early 1995, he launched Cannabis Canada Magazine..In 2000, he was a founding member of the Marijuana Party of Canada. Emery ran for the Canadian House of Commons as a Marijuana Party Candidate in the 2000 federal election. In 2001, he helped found the British Columbia Marijuana Party (BCMP)..He has been charged, fined and jailed repeatedly for breaking laws on both sides of the 49th Parallel..In 2004, he was jailed for three months in Saskatchewan for assault. In 2005, he was charged in the US with drug and money laundering offences and entered a plea bargain to serve five years. That deal collapsed and he served five years for drug distribution..In 2017, he was arrested in Toronto for more drug offences and served two years probation..In January 2019, he was accused of sexual harassment by several women..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
