cannabisnews.com: B.C. Supreme Court Grants Historic Judicial Stay for Medical Cannabis B.C. Supreme Court Grants Historic Judicial Stay for Medical Cannabis Posted by CN Staff on July 06, 2002 at 08:07:01 PT Pot TV News Story Source: Pot-TV BRITISH COLUMBIA - Terminally ill Wes Winchester says he's happy he was able to walk out of a B.C. Supreme Courthouse a free man, thanks to a new decision by the high court supporting medical use of cannabis. Police raided Wes Winchester's home in September of 2000 and seized 96 plants, charging Winchester with cultivation and trafficking. On June 25th, a B.C. Supreme Court Justice stayed drug charges against Winchester who suffers from AIDS and three types of hepatitis. He says smoking marijuana is the only way he can keep his daily cocktail of 67 pills down. The Supreme Court agreed and recognized Winchester's use as personal. Now two American political refugees are seeking exemptions as well. Steve and Michele Kubby have filled an application to the Supreme Court of British Columbia, based upon the Winchester decision. The application, which has supporting medical documentation over an inch thick, has been scheduled for hearing on July 15th at 10 am in Chilliwack, British Columbia, just east of Vancouver. The Kubby's learned about the new Winchester decision from another patient Brian Carlisle, who is also having his application heard at the same time. "We are grateful to Brian Carlisle and Wes Winchester for their historic work and we are very optimistic about our upcoming hearing. We've had favorable decisions from other, more conservative Canadian Provinces, but the Winchester decision breaks new ground and it's right here in B.C., " noted Steve Kubby.Contact: Brian Carlisle (604) 316-3730 or 1-888-249-0336Dale Pederson, Attorney for the Kubbys (604) 824-4644Steve Kubby (604) 885-7651Pubdate: July 5, 2002Related Articles & Web Site:Kubby Fileshttp://www.kubby.org/ Drug Refugees http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13224.shtmlMedical Marijuana Users Take Refuge in Canadahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread12972.shtmlCanadian Court Rules Kubby Not Fugitivehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread12887.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Post Comment