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CN AB: Drug Hurdle Faces Crown
ccguide Friday 12 Jan 2001 Pubdate: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Copyright: 2001 The Calgary Sun Contact: Address: 2615 12 Street N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 7W9 Fax: (403) 250-4180 Website: http://www.canoe.ca/OttawaSun/home.html Forum: http://www.canoe.ca/Chat/home.html Author: Kevin Martin DRUG HURDLE FACES CROWN The controversial court ruling allowing drug crusader Grant Krieger to grow his own pot is being challenged by the prosecution. But the Crown may be facing a more pressing dilemma in its fight with the Calgary man -- what to do when he shows up for jail with his own home-grown marijuana. Krieger, 46, said yesterday he will begin serving a 22-day sentence on Jan. 22 for not paying two fines for breaching probation. At that time he'll bring with him more than 100 grams of pot -- which he needs to alleviate the pain he suffers from multiple sclerosis, he said. "I'm not going to jail in a wheelchair," said Krieger, who has been left unable to walk in the past when forced to refrain from taking pot to ease his pain. Krieger won a landmark ruling last month allowing him to grow pot for his own use. Justice Darlene Acton said it was "absurd" the federal government grants medical exemptions to its possession laws, but provides no way to get the drug. - --- MAP posted-by: Kirk Bauer
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