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CN AB: Pot Crusader's Trial Delayed
ccguide Thursday 22 Mar 2001 Pubdate: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 Source: Calgary Herald (CN AB) Copyright: 2001 Calgary Herald Contact: Address: P.O. Box 2400, Stn. M, Calgary, Alberta T2P 0W8 Fax: (403) 235-7379 Feedback: http://www.calgaryherald.com/services/feedback.html Website: http://www.calgaryherald.com/ Forum: http://forums.canada.com/~calgary POT CRUSADER'S TRIAL DELAYED A judge has postponed a marijuana activist's drug trial so the man can apply for a medical exemption to legally use the drug. Ken Kirk, a self-proclaimed pope in the Church of Reformed Druids and a former Marijuana Party candidate in the federal Edmonton Strathcona riding, said smoking pot controls his epileptic seizures, back pain and bi-polar disorder. His neurologist sent a letter to Health Canada officials Wednesday seeking an exemption that would allow Kirk to possess and grow marijuana. The exemption under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act could have an impact on his case. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Terry Clackson said he didn't want to hold up the trial, which was supposed to start Monday, even though the Supreme Court recently announced it will hear some test cases that could result in the decriminalization of marijuana. Clackson relented when the Crown prosecutor agreed to adjourn the trial. Kirk, 39, and his former girlfriend, Amy von Stackelberg, 21, will now stand trial in September on charges of producing a controlled substance in 1998. Kirk said he is awaiting word from the Supreme Court, which agreed Thursday to hear claims from three convicted pot smokers that federal marijuana laws are unconstitutional because the drug is harmless. - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart
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