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 Medical Marijuana User Claims Persecution in US
Posted by CN Staff on April 08, 2003 at 15:43:55 PT
By Terri Theodore
Source: Canadian Press 
Vancouver - An American man claiming refugee status in Canada said Tuesday he is being persecuted because of his medical marijuana use. Steve Kubby told his refugee hearing he needs about 5.5 kilograms of marijuana a year to control symptoms of a rare adrenal cancer. The former California man has Health Canada permission to grow and use pot. Kubby said he would never get that permission in the United States. "I didn't want to live in a country that tells you what you can put in your mouth or what you can put in your medicine cabinet." 
The U.S. federal government says medical marijuana use is a hoax and anyone who uses it should go to jail for a long time, he said. Cancer specialists say Kubby's pot intake reduces his risk of a heart attack by controlling blood pressure spikes, rapid heart beats, headaches and chest pains caused by the over production of adrenaline. Kubby told the hearing his greatest fear is having his two daughters taken away, a tactic he says U.S. prosecutors use against medical marijuana users. Randy White, Alliance MP and solicitor general critic, said if the refugee claim is allowed there will be a flood of American pot users claiming the same status in Canada. White said this isn't about a refugee claim but about the inequities between Canadian and American drug laws. The hearing had been adjourned for a month while Kubby fought off pneumonia. He appeared healthy and tanned Tuesday. Kubby testified he believes he would be arrested immediately on a no-bail warrant if he went back to the United States. "I would be held until I was transferred (to California), or until I die," he said. "All my friends in the U.S. medical marijuana movement are being targeted." At one point his wife Michele, who's helping him with his case, asked him how long he would survive in jail without his medication. "I believe four days incarceration is my limit," Kubby said. California's Proposition 215 allows for the medical use of marijuana. But a witness who testified earlier on Kubby's behalf said there has been a concerted effort by federal and state law enforcement officials to undermine Proposition 215 since the day it was passed. Patrick McCartney, a former journalist from Placer County, left his job at the Auburn Journal in 2001 to research a book about the rift between U.S. federal and state governments over medicinal use of marijuana laws. Complete Title: California Medical Marijuana User Claims Persecution in United StatesSource: Canadian Press Author: Terri TheodorePublished: Tuesday, April 08, 2003Copyright: 2003 The Canadian PressRelated Articles & Web Sites:Pot TV Newshttp://www.pot-tv.netThe Drug War Refugees http://freedomtoexhale.com/smk.htm Refugee Hearing for Pot Advocate http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15906.shtmlImmigration Hearing Halted After Three Days http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15770.shtmlU.S. Pot Advocate Seeks Refugee Status in Canada http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15662.shtml 
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on April 09, 2003 at 22:50:23 PT
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Thank you. I don't know how I could keep up if you and others didn't find all that you do. I really like how the articles can turn into a research page. If we get much more tuned in the antis won't know what to do with us. Just kidding I'm sure they have plenty of ideas. LOL!
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Comment #3 posted by afterburner on April 09, 2003 at 22:38:58 PT:
Meanwhile Back in Canada...
Baby Steps and Mind-boggling Intolerance.The Pot TV News for April 9, 2003
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 SPECIAL REPORT ON THE AMERICAN CANNABIS REFUGEE HEARINGS IN VANCOUVERREFUGEE HEARINGS RESUME
The refugee hearings for America's first cannabis refugees resumed today after a one-month hiatus for Steve Kubby to recover from pneumonia. David Malmo-Levin, Ken Hayes, and Richard Cowan were there, as was CBC, CTV and Canada Post. Also present were representatives from the Immigration and Justice Departments and prohibitionist MP Randy White.ALAN YOUNG INTERVIEW:
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http://www.pot-tv.net/ram/pottvshowse1870.ramAs Kubby Refugee Hearings Resume. Government Makes Its Case Clear, If Not Well. And I Have Lunch With A Prohibitionist. Special Report to MarijuanaNews.com 
Posted by Richard Cowan on 2003-04-08 22:18:52 
Source: www.kubby.com 
 
The American medical cannabis refugee cases are being closely followed by a local member of the Canadian Parliament, Randy White, who has an interest in immigration laws, and attended the hearings. White is a sincere prohibitionist, but he supports medical cannabis, and very limited “decriminalization.” We ended up having lunch. We went Dutch, so to speak Read Full Story...
http://www.marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=661The Slow Motion Murder of Michael Patriquen. Canada Really Does Have A Death Penalty, But Only for Medical Cannabis Patients. Breaking Their Own Laws To Follow the Prohibitionist Party Line. 
Posted by Richard Cowan on 2003-04-07 20:14:32 
Source: http://www.hour.ca/ 
 
The Canadian government is breaking its own laws that require that it give prisoners the best available medicine.The incredible irony is that Steve Tuck, who is a medical cannabis refugee, gave it to them.So, they are lying about not having a legal source of medical cannabis, and Michael Patriquen is being slowly and painfully murdered. Or should I say, “Executed” – eh?
 
Read Full Story... http://www.marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=660It's not all back bacon and hockey in the Great White North these days. Of course, it didn't help that Philadelphia refused to play the Canadian national anthem for the Toronto Maple Leafs at the hockey game last night. But we have our own home-grown prohibitionists on the Canadian side of the Medicine Line, and the federal government which has to power to pass decriminalization legislation is still dragging its feet. Baby Steps and Mind-boggling Intolerance.ego destruction or ego transcendence, that is the question.
 
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on April 09, 2003 at 14:26:29 PT
Important E-Mail News from Steve Kubby
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    Dear Friends,The Canadian Immigration Minister's representative told the Refugee Board today, "there is no need for the Kubbys to be in Canada, since Steve Kubby could just go to Oregon or Washington to grow his medical marijuana legally in those states."As you may know, I require 10 - 12 pounds a year, which I believe is well outside of anything either of these state programs are allowing right now.If you are a patient, attorney or physician in Oregon or Washington, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you regarding the current status of medical cannabis programs in either of these states.Representatives from these two programs will be testifying either late this week or early next week. We will be allowed to ask them anything we want during our cross examination of these two witnesses. With your help, we will expose what is really happening with medical cannabis in the U.S.Let freedom grow,Steve 
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Comment #1 posted by afterburner on April 08, 2003 at 21:40:54 PT:
"We're the Real Ambassadors" -Louis Armstrong
"All my friends in the U.S. medical marijuana movement are being targeted." -Steve Kubby"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;"
-Matthew 5:44I pray for a Canada with the courage to at least decriminalize cannabis possession and cultivation, a Canada that cares for the sick. I pray that Randy White may see the light. I pray for a quick end to the War on Iraq and for the safe return of most of our soldiers.ego destruction or ego transcendence, that is the question.
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