cannabisnews.com: Charges Reduced In Kubby Drug Case Charges Reduced In Kubby Drug Case Posted by FoM on March 02, 2001 at 20:28:18 PT Judge Hands Down Sentence In Marijuana Case Source: KCRA Channel A Placer County judge Friday handed down a sentence in the medical marijuana case of Steve Kubby, but not before reducing all of the felony charges against Kubby to misdemeanors. Kubby and his supporters celebrated as he left the courtroom following the sentencing hearing. "People need to understand that when I was studying these substances and when I was involved in them, I was very close to death, and it was truly a spiritual issue. There was never any criminal intent," Kubby said. He had faced two felony drug possession charges, but those charges were reduced to misdemeanors. Kubby was sentenced to three years of formal probation, 120 days of house arrest and a fine of $2,700. As a condition of his sentence, Kubby can be subject to search and seizure. But, he can continue to use marijuana for medicinal purposes. Kubby and his wife were arrested after a raid on their Squaw Valley home in January 1999. Police found more than 250 marijuana plants in the house. The Kubbys said that they had medical permission to use the drug.A jury deadlocked 11-1 last December on all counts related to the marijuana, but convicted Steve Kubby on two minor possession charges and acquitted his wife on another charge. Also Friday, the district attorney's office said that it would not retry Kubby on the drug charges. A Victory For Kubby - Real Videohttp://www.thekcrachannel.com/cf/video/video.cfm?ID=522183&owner=sacSource: KCRA ChannelPublished: March 2, 2001Copyright 2001 by TheKCRAChannelRelated Articles & Web Sites:The Kubby Fileshttp://www.kubby.org/Pair Claims Win in Pot Case Mistrial http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread8095.shtmlWith Jurors Deadlocked 11-1, Mistrial Declared http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread8090.shtmlKubby Verdict Mixed Blessing but Drug War Goes Onhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread8086.shtmlCannabisNews Articles - Steve Kubbyhttp://cannabisnews.com/thcgi/search.pl?K=kubby Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #4 posted by Duzt on March 03, 2001 at 06:53:58 PT Judge Cosgrove Judge Cosgrove is a very compassionate judge. He could have stayed with the felony convictions (and the prosecuting attorney said it was illegal for the judge to reduce the penalties, he through little fits throuought the sentencing). Steve and Michelle will be greatly missed here in California for rhe work they have done. I can understand their leaving the country, I'm sure they will continue to fight for our cause and to give canabis the recognition it deserves. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by dddd on March 03, 2001 at 03:35:46 PT cool Awesome Meagain......I'm jealous.....dddd [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by Dan B on March 02, 2001 at 23:45:47 PT: You said it, meagain! . . . and you said it so colorfully!This is a major victory for the good guys (that would be those of us who favor medical marijuana laws). Steve Kubby could have been senetenced to prison time (by his own words, such a sentence would have been a death sentence for him because he would have been deprived of his life-saving medication), and he could have been denied his right to medical marijuana under his probation terms. Instead, he gets no jail time, no felony record, and he can use the medicine that has been saving his life for 17 years. I am proud of this judge, and I am glad to see this outcome. Bravo, Steve and Michelle Kubby! Dan BP.S. Check out "The Kubby Files" on POT-TV for more from Steve and Michelle Kubby. http://www.pot-tv.com [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by meagain on March 02, 2001 at 20:47:11 PT Three cheers for... VICTORY [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: