U.S. pot crusader Steve Kubby out of jail

VANCOUVER - American medical pot crusader Steve Kubby says he has fond memories of Canada after spending years trying to claim refugee status here. And Kubby says he'd like to return north of the border for a visit now that a drug conviction he so fervently fought has been expunged from his record. Kubby served 40 days in a California prison in 2006 out of a 120-day jail sentence on a drug-possession charge. He had fought unsuccessfully for years to stay in Canada, claiming he would be deprived of the marijuana he needs to keep a rare form of adrenal cancer in check. A Canadian Immigration Refugee Board adjudicator rejected his claim. After losing a court appeal, the one-time B.C. resident returned voluntarily to California in 2006 to serve his time and was given a synthetic form of marijuana while in jail. The former... [read full story]