Canadian Court Releases MS
Patient Krieger On Bail
Without His Having To Promise Not To Use Medical Marijuana.
"The judge said it's not illegal to try and change legislation."
See
The Jailing of MS
Patient Krieger Pending Trial Is A Test Of Canada’s Conscience.
– Between Rock and A Hard Place
and
The Ottawa Citizen
Tells It Like It Is:
A Great Editorial On Drug War Summit,
Medical Marijuana and DEAland Narco-Imperialism(Marijuananews
note: First, it is tragic that Canada would lock up a seriously ill person in an attempt
to silence him. Second, it is ridiculous that the people of Calgary should have to read
this kind of reporting.)
September 9, 1999
From The Calgary Sun
callet@sunpub.com
http://www.canoe.ca/CalgarySun/
http://www.canoe.ca/Chat/home.html
By Kevin Martin
GRANTED BAIL
But crusader won't give up drugs
Marijuana crusader Grant Kreiger was released on bail yesterday – despite his
refusal to promise to stay off the weed.
Justice Patrick Sullivan rejected submissions by Crown prosecutor
Scott Couper that Kreiger should remain locked up because he won't eschew his miracle
drug.
"The court should exercise some caution ... given his obvious commitment to
overturn the law," Couper told Sullivan.
But the judge said it's not illegal to try and change
legislation.
"He can promise to overturn the laws all he wants,
that's not a crime," said Sullivan.
Defence lawyer Adriano Iovinelli said his client, who suffers from multiple sclerosis,
has agreed not to grow or distribute marijuana until he can take his cause before a jury.
But Iovinelli said his client will still need to have a daily fix
of weed to relieve the pain of his illness.
(Marijuananews note: I know just how he feels! I need my daily
fix of really crappy biased pseudo-journalism, or my metabolism drops. The Calgary papers
are usually good for a rush.)
Kreiger, 45, faces five-drug related charges.
Copyright: 1999, Canoe Limited Partnership.
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