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Pot Block fire officially confirmed as arson

Updating our earlier story on the burning of Vancouver B.C.'s pot block, it appears our suspicions were correct.

"Police have found conclusive evidence that someone intended to torch the pot block with multiple set infernos," said Marc Emery, President of the BC Marijuana Party and the unofficial leader of Vancouver's pot movement.

The building housing Blunt Brothers Cafe was completely destroyed but Emery's BC Marijuana Party headquarters right next door although damaged was left essentially intact. Clean up proceeds apace and the store will be having a huge sale on all clothing once it's returned from the dry cleaner's to remove the smoky smell. These are likely to become collector's items for having survived the fire.

"We have suffered costs of about $10,000 or more," concluded Emery. "But we have received $520 US in donations through Paypal, thanks to all who donated! The key thing is that nothing about our activism is in any way changed or adversely affected. We have survived!"

Survived indeed and stronger than ever. Nothing like a little adversity to bring people together. We'll be watching to see if they see a spike in membership born of outrage over this dangerous and mean-spirited attempt to silence Emery's group.