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Wife of the highly controversial marijuana legalization activist Marc “Prince of Pot” Emery, Jodie Emery, will not be allowed to run as a Liberal candidate in the next federal election. According to Emery, she received an email informing her of the party’s “green-light” committee decision on Friday afternoon. In her remarks, Emery stressed that even though “I am disappointed I won’t be on the ballot, but I do respect their decision.”
Emery further mentioned that the committee failed to give the reasons for the decision in the email and she didn’t ask for further details. According to party rules, the committee has the right to make “unfettered discretion” in order to determine “whether it is in the best political interests of the party” to approve the candidate. Furthermore, Emery explained that “I am mostly known for marijuana legalization, but I’ve always emphasized that marijuana legalization means job creation, it means saving billions in tax dollars that are being spent on law enforcement, prisons and policing that could be spent elsewhere.” She alleged that “there are a lot of issues related to marijuana legalization that aren’t just about getting high.”
On the other hand, party spokesman, Olivier Duchesneau, has stated that “we have always said that candidates need to follow a rigorous process and that they need approval from our green-light committee to go forward. Canadians are expecting a high level of diligence and rigorousness from the party during the process. The important thing is that everyone is treated fairly during the process and I can reassure you that is the case.”
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