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U.S. Pot Smoker Seeks Refugee Status
Posted by CN Staff on March 06, 2003 at 08:35:41 PT
By Adrienne Tanner, The Province 
Source: Province
Steve Kubby took a final toke, tucked away the rest of his pot in a pill bottle and entered the federal building to deliver opening remarks at his own refugee hearing. The medical-marijuana crusader is seeking asylum in Canada on grounds he will be persecuted for pot use if returned to his home in Placer County, Calif. "Many people are completely shocked by someone seeking refugee status from the United States of America," said Kubby, who smokes large quantities of marijuana to control symptoms of a rare adrenal cancer.
He claims that without toking every hour, he could die.Paulah Dauns, the Immigration and Refugee Board member presiding over Kubby's hearing, was sympathetic to his needs and granted him regular smoke breaks.Cancer specialists agree 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.The medical evidence was convincing enough for Health Canada officials, who last fall granted him permission to grow and smoke pot for medicinal purposes. Snipped:Complete Article: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/status.htm Source: Province, The (CN BC)Author: Adrienne Tanner, The Province Published: Thursday, March 06, 2003Copyright: 2003 The ProvinceContact: provletters pacpress.southam.caWebsite: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/ Pot TV http://www.pot-tv.netThe Drug War Refugees http://freedomtoexhale.com/smk.htm Pot-TV - Patrick McCartney - March 5, 2003http://www.pot-tv.net/ram/pottvshowse1813.ramPot Advocate Claims Conspiracy Against Marijuana http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15652.shtmlPot Advocate Seeks Refugee Status in Canada http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15639.shtmlHearing Focus of War on Drugshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15637.shtml
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Comment #3 posted by afterburner on March 07, 2003 at 10:24:34 PT:
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on March 07, 2003 at 08:49:56 PT
Letter To The Editor from The Province
'Send Him Back To Take His Real Medicine' 
Jim Wallsmith, The Province Friday, March 07, 2003 
 
This is so much hogwash.This convicted criminal is making a refugee claim in Canada, against his own country, so he can smoke pot.How ludicrous. How has he been supporting himself in Canada?This man has cost Canadian taxpayers way too much already, not to mention the cost of processing his refugee claim.By his own admission, Kubby smokes large amounts of marijuana daily, allegedly to control his cancer.I hope he doesn't drive.The Canadian taxpayers have had enough of "users" like Steven Kubby. Go home.Jim Wallsmith, Port Coquitlam
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on March 06, 2003 at 11:03:47 PT
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