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Immigration Hearing Halted After Three Days 
Posted by CN Staff on March 21, 2003 at 20:06:52 PT
By Ian Jacques, Editor
Source: Coast Reporter 
An immigration hearing for U.S. pot activist Steve Kubby was halted suddenly last week when Kubby fell ill after only three days of testimony in Vancouver.Kubby was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital in Sechelt over the weekend with a 102-degree temperature and double pneumonia. He was allowed to go home Monday, but as of press time was still on IV antibiotics and was ordered to stay in bed.
The medical marijuana activist is seeking political asylum in Canada because he feels he will be prosecuted for his pot use if he returns to his home in Placer County, California. The immigration hearing, which began March 5, was halted on Monday (March 10) after Kubby’s wife Michele asked the immigration board for a three-week adjournment in the hopes her husband could be well enough to be present at the hearing.“During this emergency, Steve’s blood pressure was recorded at 220/128, reminding us just how explosive his condition can be,” Michele said.Kubby smokes up to 12 grams of pot a day to control symptoms of a rare form of adrenal gland cancer.Last August, Kubby, who fled to Canada two years ago from California, became one of the first Americans to be granted a Health Canada exemption to Canada’s drug laws. The exemption, granted Aug. 27, 2002, allows Kubby to smoke and grow significant quantities of pot for medicinal purposes.Kubby’s permit allows him to travel with up to 360 grams (12 oz.) of pot and grow 59 plants at a time for medical use. It also allows him to store up to 2655 grams (6 lbs.) of marijuana.The Kubbys moved to Sechelt two years ago with their children.Kubby applied for political refugee status — a move similar to fellow U.S. ‘pot refugee’ Renée Boje, who is still wanted in America on marijuana charges.Five more days of testimony is expected once the hearing resumes in three weeks. Note: The Kubby Refugee hearing will resume in Vancouver on April 8th and will include testimony by Judge James Grey, Ed Rosenthal and William Panzer.Newshawk: Pot TV News Source: Coast Reporter (CN BC)Author: Ian Jacques, EditorPublished: March 16, 2003Copyright: 2003 Coast ReporterContact: ianeditor dccnet.comWebsite: http://www.coastreporter.net/Related Articles & Web Sites:Pot TV Newshttp://www.pot-tv.netThe Drug War Refugees http://freedomtoexhale.com/smk.htm Kubby Imigration Hearing - March 5, 2003http://www.pot-tv.net/ram/pottvshowse1819.ramU.S. Pot Advocate Seeks Refugee Status in Canada http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15662.shtml'Pot Refugee' May Be Forced to Leave Canada http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15654.shtml 
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Comment #1 posted by Virgil on March 21, 2003 at 20:18:56 PT
From March 21 DEAwatch
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March 21, 2003President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate one individual and appoint 10 individuals to serve in his administration:The President intends to nominate Karen P. Tandy of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, Department of Justice. Ms. Tandy currently serves as Associate Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). Previously, she served as both Chief of Litigation in the Asset Forfeiture Office and as Deputy Chief for Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, at the Department of Justice. Earlier in her career she served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia and in the Western District of Washington, where she handled the prosecution of violent crime, complex drug cases, money laundering and forfeiture cases. She earned her bachelor's degree and her law degree from Texas Tech University.
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