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Marc Emery, the purported "Prince of Pot" and former candidate for mayor of Vancouver, will appear in U.S. District Court on Thursday afternoon after his long-awaited transfer to U.S. custody on drug charges.

Emery, 51, stands accused of running a marijuana seed distribution service and associated crimes.

Indicted in 2005, Emery fought extradition in the courts and attempted to put public pressure on Canadian authorities to block his transfer to the United States. On Monday, if he enters a guilty plea as expected, Emery will be sentenced to a five-year term in federal prison.

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A group of reputable politicians and academics have called for all drugs to be legalised in the Netherlands, breathing new life on Wednesday into the run-up to parliamentary elections in the northern European country.

Regulating the growing of dagga and the dealing of cocaine or even heroin could inject millions in taxes into state coffers, the group argued in an open letter.

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