Pubdate: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 Source: Auburn Journal (CA) Copyright: 2003 Auburn Journal Contact: http://www.auburnjournal.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/530 Author: Vincent Alvarez FELONY WAS UNFAIR; KUBBY HAS NO TERRORIST CONNECTION In response to the letter, "Court was right to make drug charge a felony" Journal, July 3: Is persecuting Steve Kubby a ploy to distract the public from another government failure? Please don't persecute cancer patients out of frustration, that's un-American. Steve Kubby's marijuana use mitigates the deadly effects of a rare form of adrenal cancer. Despite his illness and the added stress of countless court appearances, he has survived will beyond what his doctors predicted. Now a simple possession charge has been changed to a felony two years after his trial ended. The U.S. has made his claim of political persecution well-founded. To make matters worse, someone has sunk so low as to suggest support for Saddam Hussein and his cohorts. Nothing could be further from the truth, since Steve Kubby gets his marijuana from his legal home garden with permission from Canadian authorities. Vincent Alvarez Pennsylvania Marijuana Party - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom