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Vancouver — So-called prince of pot Marc Emery will be back in court Tuesday asking for more time to work out details of an agreement with U.S. authorities to allow Emery to serve a prison sentence in Canada.
Mr. Emery said last week he'd reached a tentative plea-bargain agreement with the U.S. Justice Department over his Internet sales of marijuana seeds that would have meant he would spent at least five years in prison — most of it in Canada.
But Mr. Emery now says more work is needed before any agreement was final, so his lawyer will seek the adjournment to allow more time to negotiate with U.S. prosecutors.
Mr. Emery was arrested in Halifax two years ago on an extradition request from the United States.
A U.S. federal grand jury indicted the outspoken pot activist on charges of conspiracy to distribute marijuana seeds, conspiracy to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to engage in money laundering.
Any deal Mr. Emery works out with the Americans also needs approval from the Canadian Department of Justice.
