VANCOUVER—Canada's so-called “Prince of Pot” is on his way to the United States to serve a five-year prison sentence for shipping marijuana seeds to Americans.

Marc Emery, 52, pleaded guilty to one charge of drug distribution last year after dropping his fight for extradition to the U.S.

His wife, Jodie Emery, said her husband was being driven from a Metro Vancouver jail to the Washington state border on Thursday morning so he can be handed over to U.S. authorities.

“They will ... drive him down to Seattle to Federal Court where he will make his initial appearance so that they can show that they've got him,” she said.

On Wednesday, Emery's supporters staged a protest in front of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's constituency office in Calgary.

Earlier this month, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson announced his decision to extradite Emery to the U.S., where he is facing a five-year prison term.

Jodie Emery said her husband will be held in a detention centre south of Seattle for about a week before appearing in front of a judge to plead guilty and begin his plea-bargained sentence.

Emery said she had no warning of the extradition and will hold a rally of supporters in front of her husband's Cannabis Culture store in downtown Vancouver.

She called on other marijuana activists to shut down Hastings Street, the busy commuter link directly in front of the business.

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