cannabisnews.com: A Pot-ty Decision! A Pot-ty Decision! Posted by FoM on January 11, 2001 at 09:00:36 PT By CP Source: Edmonton Sun In December, Court of Queen's Bench Justice Darlene Acton stayed cultivation charges against Grant Krieger, who has multiple sclerosis and uses cannabis to treat his symptoms. Acton said it was "absurd" the federal government grants medical exemptions to its possession laws, but provides no way to get the drug. "There is no legal source for cannabis," she noted. "The exemption triggers the absurdity that to obtain a product one has to take part in an illegal act." Acton gave Parliament 12 months to change the drug legislation so that sick patients can get medicinal cannabis. However, Krieger, 46, still faces a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking. The trial by judge and jury is set for June 18. The charge was laid in August 1999 after police allegedly found a small hydroponic growing operation at Krieger's home and seized 29 plants. Later this month, Krieger starts serving 22 days in jail for failure to pay previous fines received for breaching probation. "I am still going to take a quarter-pound of marijuana with me to jail and if they decide to seize it, I will sue them ... I'm not going to jail in a wheelchair." He said he hasn't been able to walk in the past when forced to refrain from taking marijuana to ease his pain. Krieger said he can't have his marijuana delivered to his jail cell on a daily basis because that would make the courier guilty of a criminal offence. "If I ask my sons to bring me my pot they're going to get nailed for trafficking - I can't have that," he said. Note: The Crown is appealing a controversial ruling that allows people to grow marijuana for medicinal purposes. Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB) Published: Thursday, January 11, 2001Address: #250, 4990-92 AvenueEdmonton, Alberta, T6B 3A1 Canada Copyright: 2001 Canoe Limited PartnershipFax: (780) 468-0139 Contact: sun.letters ccinet.ab.caForum: http://www.canoe.ca/Chat/home.html Website: http://www.canoe.ca/EdmontonSun/ Related Articles & Web Sites:Marijuana Party of Canadahttp://www.marijuanaparty.orgCannabis Link Directoryhttp://www.drugsense.org/tcl/links.htmlWho Is Grant Kreigerhttp://home.beseen.com/healthcare/grantkrieger/Activist Can Grow Own Medicinal Pothttp://cannabisnews.com/news/7/thread7982.shtmlJudge Suspends Pot Cultivation Lawhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread7974.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #2 posted by kathleen on January 11, 2001 at 14:43:05 PT: joejoe says it all.... joejoe says it all...for ALL of us......I had this thought today....if you have to have, say, cancer to smoke marijuana, then we should all start smoking cigarrettes like crazy, then in our last and dying days, we can smoke marijuana. I guess we have to wait till we are dying before we can smoke some marijuana.Hi doc,I've been chain smoking so I can get cancer, therefore when I do get cancer you can write a prescription for marijuana. What you want me to quit smoking cigarrettes so I don't get cancer.....No..No...No..you are missing the point doc.....I want cancer so I CAN SMOKE MARIJUANA...don't you get it doc?????DUMB-DEE-DUMB-DUMB [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by joejoe on January 11, 2001 at 12:30:16 PT stupid Why is our country so fucked up? What do we have left to do? There are probably thousands of cases like this one in America. Our system is a fucked up one. Who the fuck made these laws? I hope they rot in hell for it. And for the rest of you fucks out there who dont support the legalization of marijuana, fuck you too. Come on America, we have to put an end to this bullshit.peace out and good luck [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: