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AUBURN, Calif., 2:45 p.m. PST March 2, 2001 -- A Placer County judge Friday
handed down a sentence in the medical marijuana case of Steve Kubby, but not
before reducing all of the felony charges against Kubby to misdemeanors.
Kubby and his supporters celebrated as he left the courtroom following the
sentencing hearing.
"People need to understand that when I was studying these substances and
when I was involved in them, I was very close to death, and it was truly a
spiritual issue. There was never any criminal intent," Kubby said.
He had faced two felony drug possession charges, but those charges were
reduced to misdemeanors.
Kubby was sentenced to three years of formal probation, 120 days of house
arrest and a fine of $2,700.
As a condition of his sentence, Kubby can be subject to search and seizure.
But, he can continue to use marijuana for medicinal purposes.
A Victory For Kubby
Kubby and his wife were arrested after a raid on their Squaw Valley home in
January 1999. Police found more than 250 marijuana plants in the house. The
Kubbys said that they had medical permission to use the drug.
A jury deadlocked 11-1 last December on all counts related to the marijuana,
but convicted Steve Kubby on two minor possession charges and acquitted his
wife on another charge.
Also Friday, the district attorney's office said that it would not retry
Kubby on the drug charges.
Previous Stories:
* December 21, 2000: Mistrial Declared In Kubby Case
* December 21, 2000: Jury Battling Over Kubby Case
* December 15, 2000: Closing Arguments Made In Kubby Case
* December 1, 2000: Kubby Takes Stand For First Time
* November 1, 2000: Abuse Of Power Alleged In Marijuana Case
handed down a sentence in the medical marijuana case of Steve Kubby, but not
before reducing all of the felony charges against Kubby to misdemeanors.
Kubby and his supporters celebrated as he left the courtroom following the
sentencing hearing.
"People need to understand that when I was studying these substances and
when I was involved in them, I was very close to death, and it was truly a
spiritual issue. There was never any criminal intent," Kubby said.
He had faced two felony drug possession charges, but those charges were
reduced to misdemeanors.
Kubby was sentenced to three years of formal probation, 120 days of house
arrest and a fine of $2,700.
As a condition of his sentence, Kubby can be subject to search and seizure.
But, he can continue to use marijuana for medicinal purposes.
A Victory For Kubby
Kubby and his wife were arrested after a raid on their Squaw Valley home in
January 1999. Police found more than 250 marijuana plants in the house. The
Kubbys said that they had medical permission to use the drug.
A jury deadlocked 11-1 last December on all counts related to the marijuana,
but convicted Steve Kubby on two minor possession charges and acquitted his
wife on another charge.
Also Friday, the district attorney's office said that it would not retry
Kubby on the drug charges.
Previous Stories:
* December 21, 2000: Mistrial Declared In Kubby Case
* December 21, 2000: Jury Battling Over Kubby Case
* December 15, 2000: Closing Arguments Made In Kubby Case
* December 1, 2000: Kubby Takes Stand For First Time
* November 1, 2000: Abuse Of Power Alleged In Marijuana Case