cannabisnews.com: Medical Marijuana Activist Wins Round One Medical Marijuana Activist Wins Round One Posted by CN Staff on November 26, 2002 at 10:41:39 PT British Columbia Online News Source: CBC Sechelt, B.C. - Canadian authorities have dropped charges against an American living in Sechelt, who uses marijuana to help him deal with his cancer. In Sechelt court on Monday, charges of cultivating and possession for the purpose of trafficking against Steve Kubby were dropped, and the judge ordered the return of his growing equipment and the marijuana seized by the RCMP. "They were really concerned about our welfare and about doing the right thing," says Kubby. "And we've never seen that in a court before." However, as Kubby celebrates his court victory, he is also preparing for another fight – an eight-day immigration hearing next March in Vancouver. He fears politicians who oppose the de–criminalization of marijuana will use him as an example and try to remove him from Canada. "They're looking at me as as being a symbol for hoards of potheads coming up from America and taking over Canada if they let me in," he says. "It's a big deal. The government knows if they send me back to the United States it's a death warrant for me." Kubby faced charges in the U.S. before coming to Canada as a visitor, and then claimed refugee status. He was recently given a Health Canada exemption for medical marijuana because of his cancer. Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Published: November 26, 2002 Copyright: 2002 CBCWebsite: http://www.cbc.ca/Contact: cbcinput toronto.cbc.caRelated Articles & Web Sites:Pot-TV http://www.pot-tv.net/Medicinal-Pot Advocate Lights Uphttp://freedomtoexhale.com/skb.htm Has Medical Marijuana Licence, Can’t Growhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14762.shtmlSteve Kubby Wins Right to Use Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14089.shtmlIll Americans Seek Marijuana's Relief in Canada http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14035.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Post Comment