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US: Wire: Libertarian Candidate For Governor Convicted On Two
ccguide Friday 22 Dec 2000 Pubdate: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 Source: Associated Press Copyright: 2000 Associated Press LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR CONVICTED ON TWO DRUG COUNTS (12-21) 18:42 PST AUBURN, Calif. (AP) -- The Libertarian Party's 1998 candidate for governor was found guilty Thursday of two drug possession charges, but a jury deadlocked 11-1 for acquittal on five other counts. Steve Kubby, 53 was convicted of possession of peyote and a psychedelic mushroom. His wife, Michelle, was found innocent on those charges. Jurors said they were deadlocked on charges of conspiracy, cultivation and possession for sale of marijuana. The Kubbys were charged after drug officers said they found about 265 marijuana plants growing at their residence during a search in January 1999. The officers also said they found peyote buttons and another controlled substance, psilocyn, in a tiny piece of psychedelic mushroom. The peyote was in an area of the home used by guests and the defense argued that the mushroom's psilocyn content was so small that it could not be used for illegal purposes. The Kubbys said they were legally growing the marijuana for medical reasons under Proposition 215, a ballot measure approved by voters in 1996. Steve Kubby has cancer and his wife suffers from irritable-bowel syndrome. Kubby is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 2 on the two drug possession counts, both felonies. Prosecutors have not decided whether to retry him on the deadlocked charges. "They would be foolish to retry the case," said Mark Hinkle, the Libertarian Party's state chairman. "As far as we are concerned, Steve and Michele Kubby's use of medical marijuana has been vindicated." - --- MAP posted-by: GD
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