Pot Crusader Faces New Charge |
Posted by CN Staff on May 24, 2002 at 11:05:09 PT By Peter Smith, Calgary Sun Source: Calgary Sun Marijuana crusader Grant Krieger has been arrested and charged again for possessing pot for the purpose of trafficking after a routine traffic stop in Calgary. After officers seized 550 grams of marijuana from Krieger's car together with drug trafficking paraphernalia, the medicinal pot advocate's wife spoke out against the police. Krieger, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, has been waging an ongoing battle with police and through the courts for years, advocating the use of marijuana for medical reasons. In recent years, Krieger was charged with possessing marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, and had a court acquit him, saying he was justified in selling pot to the chronically ill. Soon afterwards, he was arrested and charged with the same offence again. As those earlier battles continue to move through the courts, Krieger was arrested again yesterday. Because the quantity of marijuana discovered and because of the other equipment found in the car, the charge was laid, Staff Sgt. Roger Chaffin of the drug unit said. Krieger's wife, Marie, said police knew her husband was servicing plants for 115 people who use pot for medicinal reasons. "There will be a lot of disappointed people out there again," she said. Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Canadian Links Marijuana Activist to be Denied Drug in Jail Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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