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KRIEGER IN AND OUT OF JAIL
By Hempology | August 19, 2007
Cannabis Digest
By Ted Smith
After first being told by Judge Pepler that he would be allowed to use his medicine while serving a 4-month sentence in jail, Grant Krieger was forced to spend 9 days in the Calgary Remand Center without cannabis. He was released only because his lawyer filed an appeal, not because he was so quickly overcome with symptoms from MS that he could not get around the jail without a wheelchair.
Grant is one of the most determined medical cannabis advocates in Canada (see Cannabis Digest #2, 11 and 13). His battles in and out of court span over a decade. Despite his own severe medical problems, Grant began to establish medical distribution ‘safe houses’ and delivery systems across the prairies in 1999.
However, since his release it appears as though these clubs have stopped operating so as not to violate Grant’s release conditions. Hopefully others will be inspired to start clubs in the absence of Grant’s network. If the Alberta Court of Appeal forces the jails to allow Grant to smoke cannabis while incarcerated, it would be the first time in Canadian history that an inmate can use the herb while behind bars. It is likely that the case will be to the Supreme Court of Canada, which will take a few years, if Grant can afford to take it that far. We wish the best of luck to Grant and send a thank you to all his Alberta supporters.
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