Pubdate: Fri, 24 May 2002 Source: Calgary Herald (CN AB) Copyright: 2002 Calgary Herald Contact: http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/66 Forum: http://forums.canada.com/~calgary Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/grant.htm (Krieger, Grant) POT ADVOCATE CHARGED AGAIN Pot crusader Grant Krieger is facing new drug charges. City police report that Krieger was arrested early Thursday afternoon following a routine traffic stop. Officers found 550 grams of marijuana and drug trafficking paraphernalia, said Staff Sgt. Roger Chaffin of the drug unit. Krieger has been charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The Calgary resident, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, won a five-year legal battle in December 2000 to smoke marijuana for medicinal reasons. Since then, however, Krieger and his suppliers have been charged on several occasions. Krieger has argued that people such as him are too sick to grow their own supply. Health Canada passed new regulations last year allowing applicants to possess or grow their own marijuana if they can prove their pain can't be treated with other drugs. - --- MAP posted-by: Josh