Kubby Busted While in Canada |
Posted by FoM on April 18, 2002 at 07:04:13 PT By Gus Thomson, Journal Staff Writer Source: Auburn Journal Placer County fugitive Steven Kubby n who has said the 120-day jail term he has been ordered to serve in Placer County on misdemeanor drug charges would be a death sentence — has been arrested in Canada by immigration officials. A Royal Canadian Mounted Police official in Sechelt, British Columbia said Wednesday that Kubby was taken into custody the day before on a passport and immigration warrant. He now faces potential removal to the United States. Under the warrant, Kubby is to argue his case to remain in Canada at an enquiry before an adjudicator in nearby Vancouver. Kubby, a medicinal marijuana advocate and former Libertarian party gubernatorial candidate in California failed to show up July 20 at North Auburn's Placer County Jail to begin serving a 120-day sentence. A bench warrant was subsequently issued for his arrest on violation of probation charges. From his new home in Sechelt, British Columbia, Kubby said nothing had been settled in court and that he had faced the choice of becoming a fugitive or "being murdered" in Placer County Jail. Kubby has been diagnosed with a rare form of adrenal cancer that he says heavy, regular marijuana use controls. Kubby won acquittal last year on charges that he grew 265 pot plants at his Olympic Valley home for personal profit but was convicted on charges of possession of small amounts of the drugs peyote and magic mushrooms. Kubby was told by jail officials that he wouldn't be able to smoke cannabis while serving time on the peyote and magic mushroom charges. Kubby's wife, Michele Kubby who was acquitted on all charges connected to the 1998 raid n said Wednesday that her husband's arrest may have been precipitated by recent media attention surrounding his case in Canada. Kubby said her husband is in a "life or death" situation while in custody because officers wouldn't allow him to take marijuana with him or smoke before he was taken away. Kubby, 54, serves as co-anchor for the Internet's Pot-TV news with his wife. Note: Fugitive being held on immigration warrant. Source: Auburn Journal (CA) Related Articles & Web Sites: Pot-TV Medical Pot Advocates Arrested Medical Marijuana Crusaders Arrested Kubby and Tuck in Custody Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
Comment #2 posted by BGreen on April 18, 2002 at 12:46:38 PT |
All this mess for failing to show up to serve a 120-day sentence? An international incident over this? God help this country. We're ruled by idiots. [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #1 posted by FoM on April 18, 2002 at 07:29:49 PT |
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