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MEDICINAL POT SMOKER SEEKS REFUGEE STATUS by Adrienne Tanner 06 Mar 2003 Province U.S.  man claims he will be persecuted for marijuana use if he's returned to California Steve Kubby took a final toke, tucked away the rest of his pot in a pill bottle and entered the federal building to deliver opening remarks at his own refugee hearing.  The medical-marijuana crusader is seeking asylum in Canada on grounds he will be persecuted for pot use if returned to his home in Placer County, Calif.  "Many people are completely shocked by someone seeking refugee status from the United States of America," said Kubby, who smokes large quantities of marijuana to control symptoms of a rare adrenal cancer.  [Remainder snipped]

Pubdate: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2003 The Province Contact: provletters@pacpress.southam.ca Website: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: Adrienne Tanner Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/kubby.htm (Kubby, Steve)

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