Kentucky Farm: Boone and Video Conference

kentucky farm: He was arrested last week in Montreal after eight years on the run, several months after police opened an investigation at the request of U.S. authorities, according to Guelph Mercury. American officials had been seeking Boone since they seized 2,400 marijuana plants on his Kentucky farm in 2008. Boone, 73, participated in Thursday's extradition hearing by video conference and his lawyer asked and was granted a deferral until Jan. 13. Boone spent more than a decade in prison after being convicted in the 1980s in what prosecutors said was the largest domestic marijuana syndicate in American history. Refugee board spokesman Christian Tessier said Boone will remain in custody until his January hearing as he is considered a flight risk. American authorities say Boone, who is not facing charges in Canada, is known as the Godfather of Grass. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.