Pubdate: Tue, 10 Jan 2006
Source: Auburn Journal (CA)
Copyright: 2006 Gold Country Media
Contact:  http://www.auburnjournal.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/530
Author: Patrick McCartney
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n023/a08.html

STUDY EVIDENCE: KUBBY'S LIFE AT SERIOUS RISK

I was very interested in the Jan. 6, 2006, Journal article about
Steve Kubby's possible eviction from Canada stemming from his 1999
arrest in Placer County.

I am troubled because Canadian officials have brushed aside the
medical evidence that Kubby faces a likely death in custody without
access to medical cannabis. His malignant adrenal cancer kills by
producing high blood-pressure spikes that produce heart attacks,
strokes and aneurisms, something that marijuana has prevented.

It's not surprising that Placer authorities refuse to believe that
Kubby has a fatal medical condition. They have consistently denied
the medical record, partly, one assumes, because they cannot believe
that jailing Kubby would result in his death.

More disappointing, however, is the Journal's failure to mention the
fact that Kubby's fugitive status is the direct result of three
Placer County judges who were recused from his case because of bias,
acting to reinstate the felony charges that trial Judge John Cosgrove
reduced to misdemeanors. Their intervention denied Kubby's right to
appeal his conviction, since felony defendants must appear in person
for their case to be considered.

The discovery of those questionable acts prompted Kubby's attorneys
to file an appeal with the California Supreme Court, and the
California Commission on Judicial Performance. The possibility exists
that Kubby will die in custody before Placer County's questionable
conduct can be evaluated in the appropriate arena. I invite readers
to examine the evidence at www.kubby.com.

Apparently, doctors aren't the only professionals who can bury their mistakes.

Patrick "Pat" McCartney

Auburn