Pubdate: 22 March 1999 Source: Orange County Register (CA) Section: Courts/State-Metro page 5 Copyright: 1999 The Orange County Register Contact: http://www.ocregister.com/ EX-CANDIDATE KUBBY AND WIFE PLEAD NOT GUILTY IN DRUG CASE Aubern- Former Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate Steve Kubby and his wife have entered not-guilty pleas to drug charges. Kubby, 52, and his wife, Michele, 32, entered the pleas Friday at their arraignment in Placer County Superior Court. The Olympic Valley residents were charged with cultivating marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale, two counts of conspiracy to commit a crime, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of more than 28.5 grams of marijuana, and possession of an ingestion device. The couple say they were growing the 265 marijuana plants seized at their home in a Jan. 19 raid for their own medical use and not for sale. - --- MAP posted-by: Rich O'Grady