- Grant Krieger
Grant Wayne Krieger is a prominent advocate of legalization of
marijuana in Canada. He openly admitted to using and selling marijuana from his home inCalgary , due to his own illness,multiple sclerosis , and various medical conditions of his customers.cite news | title = Krieger elated with not guilty verdict | url =http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2001/06/21/pot010621.html | work =CBC News | date =2001-06-21 | accessdate = 2007-05-07 ]In 2000 Krieger won a judicial ruling, allowing him to use Marijuana for personal medical purposes.cite news | first = Daryl | last = Slade | url = http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=6360a958-6a7f-41dd-a148-3f3567c82650&k=66950 | title = Marijuana activist vows to continue supplying illegal pot | work = The Vancouver Sun | date =
2007-03-28 | accessdate = 2007-05-07 ]In June 2001 Krieger was acquitted on charges of possessing and trafficking Marijuana.
In December 2003 Krieger was convicted of trafficking Marijuana.cite news | first = Kevin | last = Martin | url = http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Law/Marijuana/2006/10/27/2145343-sun.html | title = Pot crusader makes legal history | work =
Calgary Sun | date =2006-10-27 | accessdate = 2007-05-07 ] But this conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court in October 2006, who found the trial judge erred in compelling the jury to convict Krieger.In March 27, 2007 Krieger was sentenced to four months in jail for trafficking in marijuana.cite news | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2007/03/27/marijuana-medical.html | title = Judge wants medical marijuana user to get pot in jail | work =
CBC News | date =2007-03-27 | accessdate = 2007-05-07 ] The same judge, also ordered that Krieger be provided Marijuana for medical purposes, while in jail. Because Corrections Canada indicated they would not allow him to use Marijuana, the judge deferred the sentence to June 2007, to give them time to accommodate Krieger use of Marijuana.References
External links
* [http://kriegerfoundation.com/ Krieger Foundation]
* [http://scc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2006/2006scc47/2006scc47.html R. v. Krieger, (2006) 2 S.C.R. 501, 2006 SCC 47]
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