When Marc Emery and his then girlfriend Jodie set out to find some new digs, the Yaletown apartment they now call home wasn't their first choice, nor was it their second or third.

"You have no idea how having a battering ram through your door will impact all your future real-estate transactions," says the Prince of Pot, referring to his infamous 2005 DEA raid. "We got turned down by 12 places." However, it didn't take long for the modest one bedroom (plus den) suite to grow on the happy couple.

"The great thing about this place is we got married while we were living here, so we have lots of great memories," says the giddy newlywed. "We have tons of fun here. It was one of those temporary places that became permanent."

Their favourite room is the living room, which doubles as their media centre - not surprisingly Emery has a huge presence on MySpace and Facebook. But checking their e-mail and watching the news aren't the only activities that take place here.

"This is usually where we have sex," says Emery, who is on a roll (say what you want about him, but the man is damn funny). "The bedroom is very sterile - she sleeps there and I've never been able to sleep with anybody in my life so I sleep in the little side room."

Their prized possessions in this naturally bright, pea green space - which has 20-plus wedding photos adorning its walls - is their couch, superstash coffee table and, of course, their ever-present bong