Medical Marijuana Advocate Arrested in San Francisco

[Psycho4Bud]

Oh my how I would like to take the judges by their respective gray heads and bang them together a couple times. :thumbsup:

Why does smoking a joint have to be presented as a far worse crime than child rape?

EXACTLY....that is fucked up!!!

Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on 02-02-2006. Medical Marijuana Advocate Arrested in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO -- Medical marijuana crusader Steve Kubby, a former Laguna Beach resident who was a 1998 Libertarian candidate for governor and one of the authors of California's watershed medical marijuana law, was in custody today. He was arrested today at San Francisco International Airport after spending five years as a fugitive in Canada to escape a jail sentence here. ADVERTISEMENT Kubby was sentenced in March 2001 to four months in jail by a Placer County judge for possession Rating: 5

[Joel]

This is an outrage. How is it so possible for them to not allow Kubby to posses his medical marijuana to live in jail for his sentencing.

If Kubby died during the trial(wich I hope is not the case), do you guys think that the world its self would change its policies on med marijuana, or just Cali?

Kubby should be allowed to do what he wants because he is a perscribed medicinal marijuana users, thats like taking away life support from the president him self...

What an outrage.

[Psycho4Bud]

What: Steven Wynn Kubby's Preliminary Hearing and Interfaith Prayer/Meditation Circle of Healing

When: Friday, February 3, 2006 8 AM [Interfaith Prayer/Meditation Circle of Healing 7:30 AM]


For Immediate Release:
Steve Kubby is Dying in Placer County Jail

Contact: Clark Sullivan 415 424 0125 [email protected]

Who: Axis of Love San Francisco, HempEvolution.org, California Marijuana Party, Libertarian Party, California NORML

What: Steven Wynn Kubby's Preliminary Hearing and Interfaith Prayer/Meditation Circle of Healing

When: Friday, February 3, 2006 8 AM [Interfaith Prayer/Meditation Circle of Healing 7:30 AM]

Where: Placer County Jail; 2775 Richardson Dr.; Auburn CA 95603

Why: In custody for 8 days, Steve Kubby, Prop 215 co-author and 1998 Libertarian CA gubernatorial candidate suffers from adrenal cancer. He is facing 120 days in jail, revocation of probation and additional felony charges. Placer County Jail does not have the medical facilities or adequate resources to care for terminally ill cancer patients. For the Placer County authorities to blithely state that Steve is in good health or have no knowledge of Steve's terminal condition is a blatant lie.

Mr. Kubby has reported that he was coerced to sign a waiver absolving Placer County Sheriff's of any medical responsibility, due to his refusal to take blood pressure medication, despite the fact that Steve had never been prescribed blood pressure medication before
His attorney, Bill McPike has stated Mr. Kubby has lost 15-20 lbs while in custody. Steve requires a special vegan diet to retain body and his physical condition is rapidly deteriorating.
Placer County Undersheriff Steve D'Arcy said his department's policy is that marijuana will not be furnished to inmates, even in edible form, despite that it does not violate jail policy regarding smoking.

We believe Placer County officials are deliberately misleading the public about Mr. Kubby' fragile physical condition in an effort to belie the seriousness of the situation. We demand Placer County:

1. Provide a physician [preferably an oncologist], independent of the Placer County Jail, be made available to regularly examine and monitor Steve's health while in custody. Dr. Joseph Connors, a medical oncologist for British Columbia Cancer Agency, and [Steve's physician] should be consulted before any decisions are made regarding Steve's health.
2. Allow Mr. Kubby to medicate with medical cannabis while in custody, and
3. Provide Steve with an organic vegan diet that fulfills his dietary needs, and
4. Transfer Steve from solitary confinement to the infirmary where a registered nurse [R. N.] can monitor his vital signs on a regular basis, or
5. Release Steve to house arrest where his physical needs can properly be attended to, or
6. If Mr. Kubby should die in custody, we demand that Placer County officials be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law, as well as face significant criminal and civil legal penalties.

Bill McPike, Steve's attorney, has reported that calls are having an effect. Please contact the following numbers to express your concern:
* Placer County Jail Medical Center (530) 745-8660
* Bradford R. Fenocchio; Placer County District Attorney; (530) 889-7000; (530) 889-7129 fax; [email protected] [Deputy DA Chris Cattran can also be reached at this number.]
* Sheriff Edward N. Bonner (530) 889-7800; Fax: (530) 889-6883; [email protected]

Steve Kubby needs your positive thoughts and prayers. Join us for an Interfaith Prayer/Meditation Circle of Healing in front of the jail at sunrise.

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/02/1799915.php