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Kubby Case Becoming Media Circus
Posted by CN Staff on January 31, 2006 at 07:06:12 PT
By Penne Usher, Journal Staff Writer
Source: Auburn Journal
California -- The topic of jailed medical marijuana activist Steve Kubby is gaining popularity on the Internet as he reports failing health and poor medical attention in Placer County Jail.Placer county law-enforcement officials say they are treating Kubby humanely as they do all inmates. Kubby, 59, has reportedly spoken with supporters since his Friday incarceration.
Fred Colburn, of Meadow Vista, has been friends with Kubby since the activist ran as the Libertarian candidate for governor on the 1997/1998 ballot. He said he spoke to Kubby early Monday morning."Steve's thinking they are deliberately punishing him (in jail)," Colburn said. "He's only had one blanket, is vomiting and can't keep food down."Kubby, who fled Placer County to Canada to avoid incarceration in 2000 was arrested on a no-bail warrant Thursday and transferred to Placer County Jail Friday.Kubby contends he must have marijuana daily in order to survive and stave off the affects of a rare form of adrenal cancer. He credits a Canadian doctor who agrees with him, but UC David cancer specialists said there is no scientific evidence to support Kubby's claim that marijuana is keeping him alive.Dr. Fred Meyers, professor and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine for UC Davis Medical Center, has said there is no medical proof that smoking marijuana cures or alleviates the symptoms of the adrenal cancer that Kubby is said to have.Kubby's Canadian doctor said cannabis alleviates the symptoms of Kubby's adrenal cancer."(Kubby's) kind of cancer, metastatic pheochromocytoma, releases adrenaline into the blood and these drugs speed up your heart making your body run faster," said Dr. Joe Connors, a medical oncologist for British Columbia Cancer Agency in a telephone interview Monday.Connors said that too much adrenaline keeps Kubby's body in a constant state of "flight or fight.""The marijuana he had been smoking helped," Connors said.Despite reports posted on numerous Web sites and blogs about Kubby's physical condition, jail official's report that he appears to be doing well."He's been seen by the medical staff and he's being taken care of," Capt. John Fitzgerald, of the Placer County Sheriff's Department said Monday. "I can't elaborate because medical records are confidential."Technorati.com, a Web site that reports it tracks 26.7 million sites and 1.9 billion links, lists Kubby as its most searched topic Monday above Ted Koppel and Ipod.Many of the postings are duplicates of press releases posted on Kubby's own Website Kubby.com.In one posting, Michele Kubby said she was able to get a prescription for the drug Marinol for her husband.Marinol has been approved by the Federal Drug Administration to treat "nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy for patients who have failed to respond adequately to conventional treatments," according to the Marinol.com Web site."When Steve first entered the jail, his blood pressure had risen to 170 over120. The jail medical staff were concerned and administered the Marinol," Michele Kubby wrote in an e-mail. "Steve says he feels his blood pressure lowering, but he can tell that Marinol is not going to be effective in the long run."E-mails and blogs report that Kubby is in "solitary confinement," and allowed only one blanket. Jail personnel say Kubby is separated from other inmates for his own safety."He's in N-tank in a private cell, not in the general population," Fitzgerald said. "He classifies to be in a private cell for numerous reasons including his safety."Michele Kubby, who remains in Canada with the couple's two children, said she plans to be in California soon but will not make today's court appearance."I will not be able to make the hearing time on Tuesday. I hope anyone who goes tells him I am thinking of him and love him very much," Michele Kubby wrote in an e-mail sent to the Journal.The Kubby family had been seeking to stay in Canada, however, the Canadian Border Services rejected the family's bid for protection Dec. 9 and ordered them out of the country.Kubby fled to Canada with his family in an effort to avoid incarceration after a 2000 conviction in Placer County on charges of possession of mescaline and psilocybin.He was transported to Placer County jail Friday afternoon and is scheduled to be arraigned at 1 p.m. in Dept. 13 of Placer County Superior court today.Kubby will most likely have to serve his custody time of 120 days and address his probation violation, which could give him additional time behind bars.He was also one of the authors of Prop. 215, the compassionate-use act passed by the voters of the state of California in 1996.Note: Marijuana activist to appear in court today.Source: Auburn Journal (CA)Author: Penne Usher, Journal Staff WriterPublished: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 Copyright: 2006 Auburn JournalContact: ajournal foothill.netWebsite: http://www.auburnjournal.com/Related Articles & Web Sites:The Kubby Chronicleshttp://www.kubby.org/The Drug War Refugeeshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/smk.htmMarijuana Activist Returns to State, Is Arrestedhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21528.shtmlFugitive Medipot Activist Kubby Arrestedhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21527.shtml
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Comment #29 posted by jose melendez on March 06, 2006 at 04:19:17 PT
check out the footnotes
kangaroo court:http://smokedot.org/content/view/351/2/
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Comment #28 posted by The GCW on February 01, 2006 at 02:18:38 PT
Countless thank You's, FoM,
Iran.We do not glorify Our Father be getting freedom with the sword.If that were true, the Christ would have won Our freedom with the sword.-0-AsWe don't teach the computer how to speak and listen and then do as the computer dictiates to Us.We also should not teach a monkey to speak and then do as the monkey would dictate to Us.The Green Collar Worker
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Comment #27 posted by FoM on January 31, 2006 at 19:53:41 PT
The GCW
He said Iran. Here's the State of The Union Address.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/31/AR2006013101468.html
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Comment #26 posted by The GCW on January 31, 2006 at 19:46:29 PT
FoM, Iran,
FoM, "It seems like the next stop."I don't have tv media; is that what You think, from what You see and here?That's scary.-0-And in Iran, is there a poll:Should Iran consider military action against the Us whether or not it proceeds with production of nuclear weapons?YesNoDon't know
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Comment #25 posted by FoM on January 31, 2006 at 19:24:39 PT
Iran
The GCW, It seems like the next stop. You're welcome.
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Comment #24 posted by The GCW on January 31, 2006 at 19:22:31 PT
FoM, Thanks for the link.
Send us News Tips!
Phone: 530-885-6585 ext. 2 (Auburn Journal - Editor? Rick Tuttle)For those who can; and think many calls will help... call call call.The Auburn Journal at this time also has a photo with the story...Steve and Cheech.And right under it is a wine (legal and deadly intoxicant, ad) {hey; I like a little wine too, butttt.}Also they have an interesting poll at the bottom:Should We go into Iran... PS1 John 3:17,But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him? The Green Collar Worker
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Comment #23 posted by FoM on January 31, 2006 at 18:07:11 PT
The GCW 
http://www.placer.ca.gov/sheriff/
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Comment #22 posted by herbdoc215 on January 31, 2006 at 17:56:50 PT
Steve's next hearing fri, 8:30am
no bail, no MD, still on phone...sorry. Cattrans isn't done waterboarding him yet it seems...DA looks to be having a ball...evil-evil man...Nazi bastard! Today was surreal as hell. more asap. peace, steve tuck
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Comment #21 posted by The GCW on January 31, 2006 at 17:55:31 PT
Didn't someone post jail phone #?
What are the phone #s?
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Comment #20 posted by FoM on January 31, 2006 at 17:55:06 PT
Snipped Source: Kubby Update
Kubby Asks Judge To Let Him Use Cannabis in Jail***By Art Campos -- Bee Staff Writer Tuesday, January 31, 2006 AUBURN -- Medical marijuana activist Steve Kubby asked a Placer County judge today to let him use cannabis while he serves a 120-day jail sentence for a drug conviction in 2000. The Placer sheriff's department said it is opposed to the idea.Kubby has contended that he will die in jail if he is not allowed to use cannabis to treat his condition. Undersheriff Steve D'Arcy said his department's policy is that marijuana will not be furnished in any form to an inmate.The 59-year-old Kubby made the request through his attorney during a hearing in Placer Superior Court in which the lawyer also asked that his client be released from jail to serve the sentence at his new home in Marin County. The attorney, Bill McPike, said Kubby could wear an electronic device so that his movements could be monitored by authorities.Judge Robert McElhany made no ruling and scheduled another hearing for Friday. The District Attorney's Office said it has made no recommendation regarding the requests made today.Complete Article: http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/14136111p-14964886c.html
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Comment #19 posted by FoM on January 31, 2006 at 16:02:45 PT
Question
I can't find even an AP article to help us understand what Friday has to do with anything. I'm not getting any e-mail and I usually do. Herbdoc215 mentioned Friday. What might happen on Friday?
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Comment #18 posted by kaptinemo on January 31, 2006 at 15:54:51 PT:
The blindness of the wilfully ignorant
*Dr. Fred Meyers...has said there is no medical proof that smoking marijuana cures or alleviates the symptoms of the adrenal cancer that Kubby is said to have.*The kind of cancer Mr. Kubby has usually has a very fast course leading to premature death within months, and he's been alive with it for years. Occam's Razor would lead to the conclusion that Mr. Kubby should be dead, no? Mr. Kubby is still (despite the best efforts of these, yes, I'll say it, these NAZIS) very much alive, and there's only one possibility as to why. But like Upton Sinclair said so long ago: “If is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it”Doctor Meyers is bound and determined not to understand it at all; I wouldn't let that man come anywhere near me if I had a medical emergency if he's that ignorant.
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Comment #17 posted by whig on January 31, 2006 at 15:30:22 PT
The case for regulation?
If we're talking commercial agriculture, ok. Otherwise, there  is no legal, moral or rational basis for regulation of cannabis. Comparing a natural herb to an artificial chemical compound like ibuprofin is complete nonsense.NORML should stop buying in to the prohibitionist arguments.
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Comment #16 posted by FoM on January 31, 2006 at 14:26:35 PT
herbdoc215 
Thanks for the update. I'll go look for a news article.
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Comment #15 posted by herbdoc215 on January 31, 2006 at 14:12:57 PT
These Nazi bastards are trying to kill him!
no bail, no doctor, no compassion! This is biggest setup deal I've ever seen! The banality of evil...Pray for Steve and think of everything you can...Emergency !!! Steve is looking sick as hell and Friday is along way off. More later as this is on my phone! peace, Steve Tuck
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Comment #14 posted by FoM on January 31, 2006 at 13:59:14 PT
NORML : The Case For Regulation
Cannabis, Mental Health and Context: The Case For Regulation: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6798
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Comment #13 posted by mydnytmover on January 31, 2006 at 13:10:35 PT:
money
"For centuries Cannabis has been known for its healing properties and IF Cannabis was not scientifically proven to be a medicine, SO WHY do the USA Authorities approve MARINOL??'"its all about the money for them, unless a loved one gets cancer,
 I think the main reason marijuana is illegal is because they do not want HEMP legal
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Comment #12 posted by Ferre on January 31, 2006 at 12:50:36 PT
There IS scientific evidence!!
For centuries Cannabis has been known for its healing properties and IF Cannabis was not scientifically proven to be a medicine, SO WHY do the USA Authorities approve MARINOL??
Cannabis
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Comment #11 posted by whig on January 31, 2006 at 12:16:44 PT
Comment #9
Tell it to Peter McWilliams. Oh, wait. That's not possible, because he's dead!
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Comment #10 posted by FoM on January 31, 2006 at 12:10:25 PT
Anyone Hear Anything?
My e-mail's are quiet today. I am not getting anything.
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Comment #9 posted by runderwo on January 31, 2006 at 11:58:17 PT
argh
"but UC David cancer specialists said there is no scientific evidence to support Kubby's claim that marijuana is keeping him alive"Who the hell cares about science at this point? Who is it hurting if he were to have it? OK, there is also no scientific evidence that the marijuana is NOT effective, but using their logic, that would be a reason to give it to him. Science should guide policy decisions. It should not guide compassion. Applying science as an excuse for cruelty only engenders a distrust in science.
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Comment #8 posted by Dr Ganj on January 31, 2006 at 09:36:00 PT
Papillon
One of the greatest books ever written about jail, and a person's will to live, and quest for freedom is Papillon!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060934794/104-3849383-9999968?v=glance&n=28315
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on January 31, 2006 at 09:11:10 PT
Interesting Link
Drugs, Consciousnesses, and Generational Cultureshttp://www.primalspirit.com/muse_drugs_generations_pt2.htm
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Comment #6 posted by FoM on January 31, 2006 at 09:03:57 PT
Rights
Anyone in jail doesn't have any rights. The purpose of jail is to break a person's spirit. 
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Comment #5 posted by Hope on January 31, 2006 at 08:46:41 PT
Torture?
For a political "crime"?I thought that was supposed to be a thing of the distant past?
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Comment #4 posted by Dr Ganj on January 31, 2006 at 08:42:50 PT
All This Money Spent For What?
Can you believe all the money, time & effort spent on this case? And it all comes down to the possession of a peyote button, and a piece of cubensis mushroom! This folks, is a glaring example on why our country is so thoroughly messed up. Oh sure, we'll spend billions to go kill people in Iraq to ensure our oil supply, and we'll spend billions to keep several hundred thousand US citizens in jail for using drugs, but we won't spend money on building more schools, and helping our needy, or the downtrodden.
By the way, take a look at the other people in the same jail as Steve Kubby. http://www.placer.ca.gov/sheriff/jail/jailreports/incustbookingdetails_K.htm Only when we as a society stop jailing people for using plants for medicine, or spiritual awareness, will we ever have a chance at progress as a species. 
http://www.placer.ca.gov/sheriff/jail/jailreports/incustbookingdetails_K.htm 
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Comment #3 posted by sam adams on January 31, 2006 at 08:34:51 PT
treatment
Sure, we're treating Steve humanely. We treat all prisoners humanely! We treat in everyone humanely in Iraq, too, at Abu Gharaib. Even the ones that were tortured and killed were treated humanely! The women and kids we've blown up in the Middle East because we won't use ground troops were treated VERY humanely. This doublethink stuff is quite easy once you get used to it.
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Comment #2 posted by Had Enough on January 31, 2006 at 07:25:10 PT
Media Circus
I find nothing entertaining about a man locked up over a plant, who has done no harm any others at all. This mans life is in danger, and it is referred to as a Media Circus??? Where are all the big time news people? Montel, Larry King, Shepherd Smith, etc… Where are you? I guess this mans life story is not sensational enough for our media.This is not entertainment; this is real life.
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Comment #1 posted by MEGA on January 31, 2006 at 07:16:32 PT:
Kubby 
i will be praying for you.
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