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Steve Kubby in Solitary Confinement
Steve Kubby has been placed in Solitary Confinement.
Michelle Kubby Writes
Jan 28, 2006 -- Unfortunately I missed Steve's call today because of an interview. No problem, Steve called our Auburn contacts and described the circumstances of his day.
It seems that Placer has moved him from the infirmary to solitary confinement. He has a cell all to himself and he was freezing. Again they are ignoring his pleas for a blanket and have left him to shiver and chatter in a cold cell. Remember, this is in the foothills of the Western Sierra. It is very cold and the cold is a damp cold. I'm afraid he will be looking at getting pneumonia soon if he is not warmed up.
This is exactly the cruel and inhumane treatment I described to Canadian officials, that would happen if Steve were returned to the US. I also told them repeatedly that Steve would be immediately arrested upon his arrival at SFO, which is exactly what happened. Of course the Canadian government officials that judged our case responded to my pleas for protection from this grim future by turning a blind eye, ignoring evidence, and refusing to do the right thing when they could. They cannot see what they have done, for to do so would have to mean that they were wrong and have made a terrible life threatening mistake.
This, of course, is exactly the position that Placer is in. To admit that they are wrong about the life saving properties of cannabis is impossible. Better to test this theory out and see if it can really save a life.
Steve always liked to give us good news. So, the good news about today is that the Marinol is helping to control the rectal bleeding he was experiencing as well as the blood pressure. Of course Marinol does not contain the catacholimes present in the whole plant, and these have been shown by Dr. Guzman of Spain to have the properties of inhibiting a protein necessary for blood vessel development, which results in the cancer tissue being denied nutrients as well as teaching cancer cells to die.
With Marinol, Steve is only partly protected. Because Marinol uses only the THC active portion of the cannabis plant, his tumors are now free to grow again. This type of tumor is particularly apt to grow into the spinal cord, brain and organs.
Now, the bad news is that Placer has not taken his blood pressure since he arrived yesterday. Steve must be on a constant monitor in order to gauge the severity of his medical condition. At any time, his blood pressure can skyrocket. Being freezing cold stresses the body which releases more chemicals which worsens the danger.
This is a game of chicken and Steve doesn't have much of a chance. He has been stripped of all rights, including his right to the special diet he needs. Steve can have a blood pressure attack from eating a bar of chocolate or eating foods with MSG in them. In addition, most low quality meats, like those served in jails, are full of steroids, which are basically food for Steve's tumor to eat and then make even more adrenaline chemicals to rack his body. Unless he can eat his very limited diet of tofu, dill, garlic, and hemp oil salad, plus his oatmeal cookies, he is going stimulate the tumor even more to produce adrenaline chemicals.
A human's right to care for his or her body as he or she choses, should be recognized by governments. What we put into our bodies to heal us and keep us balanced or relieve our pain, is our right. Especially if that person is suffering from a serious and rare type of cancer.
This all brings me to the most disturbing news of the day: Steve asked our friend to relay that Placer deputies have forced/ intimidated him into signing a waiver which states that Steve absolves Placer County of any responsibility if he dies in their care, because he has refused to take conventional, alpha and beta blocker blood pressure medication.
The problem with this medication, is that it only protects Steve from a certain level of blood pressure attacks. If Steve's body decides to raise his blood pressure over the protection of the alpha and beta blockers, then it will be like Mt. Vesuvius erupting and unless he is in a hospital with access to an IV drip, he will not get the blood pressure medication he would need to control the life threatening blood pressures wreaking his body.
Placer County is playing with fire. I pray that they educate themselves on what happens when fire gets out of control.
Michele Kubby
Jan 28, 2006 -- Unfortunately I missed Steve's call today because of an interview. No problem, Steve called our Auburn contacts and described the circumstances of his day.
It seems that Placer has moved him from the infirmary to solitary confinement. He has a cell all to himself and he was freezing. Again they are ignoring his pleas for a blanket and have left him to shiver and chatter in a cold cell. Remember, this is in the foothills of the Western Sierra. It is very cold and the cold is a damp cold. I'm afraid he will be looking at getting pneumonia soon if he is not warmed up.
This is exactly the cruel and inhumane treatment I described to Canadian officials, that would happen if Steve were returned to the US. I also told them repeatedly that Steve would be immediately arrested upon his arrival at SFO, which is exactly what happened. Of course the Canadian government officials that judged our case responded to my pleas for protection from this grim future by turning a blind eye, ignoring evidence, and refusing to do the right thing when they could. They cannot see what they have done, for to do so would have to mean that they were wrong and have made a terrible life threatening mistake.
This, of course, is exactly the position that Placer is in. To admit that they are wrong about the life saving properties of cannabis is impossible. Better to test this theory out and see if it can really save a life.
Steve always liked to give us good news. So, the good news about today is that the Marinol is helping to control the rectal bleeding he was experiencing as well as the blood pressure. Of course Marinol does not contain the catacholimes present in the whole plant, and these have been shown by Dr. Guzman of Spain to have the properties of inhibiting a protein necessary for blood vessel development, which results in the cancer tissue being denied nutrients as well as teaching cancer cells to die.
With Marinol, Steve is only partly protected. Because Marinol uses only the THC active portion of the cannabis plant, his tumors are now free to grow again. This type of tumor is particularly apt to grow into the spinal cord, brain and organs.
Now, the bad news is that Placer has not taken his blood pressure since he arrived yesterday. Steve must be on a constant monitor in order to gauge the severity of his medical condition. At any time, his blood pressure can skyrocket. Being freezing cold stresses the body which releases more chemicals which worsens the danger.
This is a game of chicken and Steve doesn't have much of a chance. He has been stripped of all rights, including his right to the special diet he needs. Steve can have a blood pressure attack from eating a bar of chocolate or eating foods with MSG in them. In addition, most low quality meats, like those served in jails, are full of steroids, which are basically food for Steve's tumor to eat and then make even more adrenaline chemicals to rack his body. Unless he can eat his very limited diet of tofu, dill, garlic, and hemp oil salad, plus his oatmeal cookies, he is going stimulate the tumor even more to produce adrenaline chemicals.
A human's right to care for his or her body as he or she choses, should be recognized by governments. What we put into our bodies to heal us and keep us balanced or relieve our pain, is our right. Especially if that person is suffering from a serious and rare type of cancer.
This all brings me to the most disturbing news of the day: Steve asked our friend to relay that Placer deputies have forced/ intimidated him into signing a waiver which states that Steve absolves Placer County of any responsibility if he dies in their care, because he has refused to take conventional, alpha and beta blocker blood pressure medication.
The problem with this medication, is that it only protects Steve from a certain level of blood pressure attacks. If Steve's body decides to raise his blood pressure over the protection of the alpha and beta blockers, then it will be like Mt. Vesuvius erupting and unless he is in a hospital with access to an IV drip, he will not get the blood pressure medication he would need to control the life threatening blood pressures wreaking his body.
Placer County is playing with fire. I pray that they educate themselves on what happens when fire gets out of control.
Michele Kubby
For more information:
http://www.hempevolution.org
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Please call the jail nurse at 530-745-8500 and request that Steve be
provided with immediate medical attention. Your calls are important!
For more on the jail see http://www.placer.ca.gov/sheriff/jail/
Please also see Alert: Steve Kubby Is in the Placer County Jail
http://www.mapinc.org/alert/0322.html
Unfortunately the other offices listed in the alert are closed on
Sunday so there will be nobody to talk to before Monday morning.
Twice before when Steve was jailed your phone calls and messages
saved his life.
Thanks for your effort and support.
It's not what others do -- It's what YOU do
Richard Lake
STEVE KUBBY IS IN THE PLACER COUNTY JAIL
*********************PLEASE COPY AND DISTRIBUTE*************************
DrugSense FOCUS Alert #322 - Saturday, 28 January 2006
Name: Kubby, Steven Wynn
Age/Gender: 59/Male
Jail ID/Booking No: P00049899/0601064#
Facility/Floor: PC/N
Book Date: 1/27/2006 14:41
Arresting Agency: Placer County Sheriffs Department
Custody Status: In Custody
Authority: Charge(s): Bail:
Bench Warrant 1. 11377 (A)HS Possess Controlled Substance
Total Bail: 0
With the above data from
http://www.placer.ca.gov/sheriff/jail/jailreports/incustody_BN.htm we
now know Steve Kubby's current status.
His friends and supporters are asking us to contact the following:
Bradford R. Fenocchio, Placer County District Attorney
Phone: (530) 889-7000
Fax: (530) 889-7129
Email: bfenocch [at] placer.ca.gov
Note: Deputy DA Christopher Cattran may be contacted at the above phone number.
-----
Sheriff Edward N. Bonner (who has ultimate responsibility for the jail)
Phone: 530-889-7800
Fax: 530-889-6883
Email: pcsoweb [at] placer.ca.gov
You may also make complaints via this web form:
http://www.placer.ca.gov/sheriff/save/commend/complaint.htm
-----
Additionally, contacting the county's Board of Supervisors could be helpful.
See: http://www.placer.ca.gov/bos/bos.htm
-----
We ask that your keep your messages to the point and be respectful.
The goal is to insure that Steve remains in good health, and that the
County is aware of it's responsibilities under the law.
Please keep a record of your contacts. While we pray it will not
happen, you may thus be able to provide evidence in a wrongful death suit.
Good news: After much pain & anguish Attorney Bill McPike reports
that Steve Kubby is to receive Marinol in the Placer County Jail! He
is currently being housed in the infirmary.
He is scheduled to be arraigned at 1 p.m. in Dept. 13 of Placer
County Superior Court, 11532 B Avenue, Auburn, California, Tuesday.
This hearing is going to be an arraignment hearing on his misdemeanor
violation of probation. Bill McPike, Steve's attorney, has indicated
that Cattran, the prosecutor, will probably ask for more time.
Here's how to contribute to Steve's commissary:
Anybody can put money on Steve's books for commissary & health items.
These must be a US postal money order.
No letters may accompany the money orders. Letters of support may be
sent to the same address.
MOs should be made out to Steve Kubby.
Steve Kubby
BK 49899
c/o Placer Co Jail
2775 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603
While many organizations have providing information about what has
happened to Steve since Wednesday, the Friday evening blog by Ann
Harrison
http://www.cannabisreport.com/blog/archives/2006/01/sf_sup_investig.php
is informative.
For more background information, please see http://www.kubby.com
It is also important to write Letters to the Editor in support of
Steve -- many targets may be found at http://www.mapinc.org/kubby.htm
Letters to Placer County's newspaper, the Auburn Journal
http://www.auburnjournal.com/ sent to ajournal [at] goldcountrymedia.com
will help insure that the local public receives the whole story.
Thanks for your effort and support.
It's not what others do -- It's what YOU do
**********************************************************************
Prepared by: The Media Awareness Project of DrugSense
*********************PLEASE COPY AND DISTRIBUTE*************************
DrugSense FOCUS Alert #322 - Saturday, 28 January 2006
Name: Kubby, Steven Wynn
Age/Gender: 59/Male
Jail ID/Booking No: P00049899/0601064#
Facility/Floor: PC/N
Book Date: 1/27/2006 14:41
Arresting Agency: Placer County Sheriffs Department
Custody Status: In Custody
Authority: Charge(s): Bail:
Bench Warrant 1. 11377 (A)HS Possess Controlled Substance
Total Bail: 0
With the above data from
http://www.placer.ca.gov/sheriff/jail/jailreports/incustody_BN.htm we
now know Steve Kubby's current status.
His friends and supporters are asking us to contact the following:
Bradford R. Fenocchio, Placer County District Attorney
Phone: (530) 889-7000
Fax: (530) 889-7129
Email: bfenocch [at] placer.ca.gov
Note: Deputy DA Christopher Cattran may be contacted at the above phone number.
-----
Sheriff Edward N. Bonner (who has ultimate responsibility for the jail)
Phone: 530-889-7800
Fax: 530-889-6883
Email: pcsoweb [at] placer.ca.gov
You may also make complaints via this web form:
http://www.placer.ca.gov/sheriff/save/commend/complaint.htm
-----
Additionally, contacting the county's Board of Supervisors could be helpful.
See: http://www.placer.ca.gov/bos/bos.htm
-----
We ask that your keep your messages to the point and be respectful.
The goal is to insure that Steve remains in good health, and that the
County is aware of it's responsibilities under the law.
Please keep a record of your contacts. While we pray it will not
happen, you may thus be able to provide evidence in a wrongful death suit.
Good news: After much pain & anguish Attorney Bill McPike reports
that Steve Kubby is to receive Marinol in the Placer County Jail! He
is currently being housed in the infirmary.
He is scheduled to be arraigned at 1 p.m. in Dept. 13 of Placer
County Superior Court, 11532 B Avenue, Auburn, California, Tuesday.
This hearing is going to be an arraignment hearing on his misdemeanor
violation of probation. Bill McPike, Steve's attorney, has indicated
that Cattran, the prosecutor, will probably ask for more time.
Here's how to contribute to Steve's commissary:
Anybody can put money on Steve's books for commissary & health items.
These must be a US postal money order.
No letters may accompany the money orders. Letters of support may be
sent to the same address.
MOs should be made out to Steve Kubby.
Steve Kubby
BK 49899
c/o Placer Co Jail
2775 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603
While many organizations have providing information about what has
happened to Steve since Wednesday, the Friday evening blog by Ann
Harrison
http://www.cannabisreport.com/blog/archives/2006/01/sf_sup_investig.php
is informative.
For more background information, please see http://www.kubby.com
It is also important to write Letters to the Editor in support of
Steve -- many targets may be found at http://www.mapinc.org/kubby.htm
Letters to Placer County's newspaper, the Auburn Journal
http://www.auburnjournal.com/ sent to ajournal [at] goldcountrymedia.com
will help insure that the local public receives the whole story.
Thanks for your effort and support.
It's not what others do -- It's what YOU do
**********************************************************************
Prepared by: The Media Awareness Project of DrugSense
SF Sup Investigates Kubby Arrest
San Francisco city supervisor Ross Mirkarimi says he is looking into why medical cannabis patient Steve Kubby was taken off the plane by SFPD officers at San Francisco International Airport last night.
"I am not fully aware of the context as to why they moved on Steve, but I will inquire," wrote Mirkarimi in an e-mail to Kubby's supporters.
Kubby's attorney, Bill McPike, said he had made arrangements for Kubby to turn himself in to Placer County Superior Court on Tuesday. But San Francisco police summoned Kubby to the jetway after his Alaska Airlines flight landed. He was met by officers who escorted him to a Redwood City jail.
A San Francisco police officer, who identified himself at Sgt. Mike Hughes, said at the airport that Kubby was arrested on a no-bail warrant for violation of probation on a narcotics charge. He said Kubby was polite as he was taken into custody at the request of the Placer County Sheriff's Department.
In a letter to Mirkarimi asking him to look into the matter, medical cannabis activist Clark Sullivan pointed out that the voters passed a resolution in 2001 making San Francisco the City of Sanctuary for medical cannabis.
"The SFPD has again, blatantly disregarded the policies of the government of San Francisco," wrote Sullivan. "Their actions are but another slap in the face of the public's will."
Kubby, who has a rare form of adrenal cancer that he treats with cannabis, fears that county officials will not permit him to use cannabis in jail. According to supporters, Kubby smokes cannabis every thirty minutes and consumes it before sleeping to regulate the levels of adrenalin in his body.
Kubby phoned Dale Gieringer of California NORML last night from jail to say that he was beginning to suffer from nausea, headache and chills.
After an uncomfortable night, McPike reports that Kubby has been transported to the Placer County Jail where he is to receive Marinol, a synthetic version of marijuana. Kubby is scheduled to be arraigned at 1 pm on Tuesday at the Placer County courthouse in Auburn, California.
Kubby was one of the authors of California's medical marijuana law, Prop. 215, and ran in 1998 as a libertarian candidate for the governor of California. Kubby fled California in 2001 after he was sentenced to four months of house arrest and probation on state felony narcotics charges stemming from the discovery of a psilocybin mushroom stalk and a peyote button in the guest bedroom of his Squaw Valley home. Kubby was also charged for having 265 marijuana plants in his home but those charges were dismissed when he was able to prove that the cannabis was for medicinal use.
Kubby was deported from Canada where he had sought asylum. According to McPike, Kubby was met at the airport at Vancouver, British Columbia by Canadian officials who spoke with him privately for at least an hour. McPike said Kubby wanted to return to the U.S. and face the warrant against him instead of fleeing to another country. "He just wants to get it over with," said McPike.
But McPike noted that Kubby's detention has been hard on his family and supporters.
"I'm worried about his health it would be a death sentence if he can't get his medicine," said McPike after he got off the phone with Kubby's wife Michele. "She's crying and worried about his health."
"Steve Kubby is someone who really relies on marijuana forhis life," said Gieringer. "And it would really be a crime for Placer County to deprive him of his marijuana."
McPike says state law allow for the use of medical cannabis in jail, not just Marinol. He says he will file a motion to let Kubby use cannabis while locked up.
"San Francisco is a sanctuary for medical marijuana, but that is a symbolic gesture," said activist Shona Gochenaur, who brought a dozen medical cannabis patients to the airport to greet Kubby last night, "I wish the city could lift up her skirts and shelter Kubby who is a person with cancer and has a condition that could get worse without life saving medical cannabis."
Medical cannabis patient Mira Ingram, who was there at the airport to greet Kubby in her wheelchair along with two dozen other supporters, said Kubby's arrest at the airport is intended to send a message to medical cannabis patients. "Medical cannabis helps us when other medicines don't work, but they want to come and take it away from us," says Ingram "The government wants to murder him."
As the San Francisco police were describing Kubby's detention, someone from the crowd yelled, "Welcome to the land of the free and the home of the dead."
Posted by ann on January 27, 2006 06:39
San Francisco city supervisor Ross Mirkarimi says he is looking into why medical cannabis patient Steve Kubby was taken off the plane by SFPD officers at San Francisco International Airport last night.
"I am not fully aware of the context as to why they moved on Steve, but I will inquire," wrote Mirkarimi in an e-mail to Kubby's supporters.
Kubby's attorney, Bill McPike, said he had made arrangements for Kubby to turn himself in to Placer County Superior Court on Tuesday. But San Francisco police summoned Kubby to the jetway after his Alaska Airlines flight landed. He was met by officers who escorted him to a Redwood City jail.
A San Francisco police officer, who identified himself at Sgt. Mike Hughes, said at the airport that Kubby was arrested on a no-bail warrant for violation of probation on a narcotics charge. He said Kubby was polite as he was taken into custody at the request of the Placer County Sheriff's Department.
In a letter to Mirkarimi asking him to look into the matter, medical cannabis activist Clark Sullivan pointed out that the voters passed a resolution in 2001 making San Francisco the City of Sanctuary for medical cannabis.
"The SFPD has again, blatantly disregarded the policies of the government of San Francisco," wrote Sullivan. "Their actions are but another slap in the face of the public's will."
Kubby, who has a rare form of adrenal cancer that he treats with cannabis, fears that county officials will not permit him to use cannabis in jail. According to supporters, Kubby smokes cannabis every thirty minutes and consumes it before sleeping to regulate the levels of adrenalin in his body.
Kubby phoned Dale Gieringer of California NORML last night from jail to say that he was beginning to suffer from nausea, headache and chills.
After an uncomfortable night, McPike reports that Kubby has been transported to the Placer County Jail where he is to receive Marinol, a synthetic version of marijuana. Kubby is scheduled to be arraigned at 1 pm on Tuesday at the Placer County courthouse in Auburn, California.
Kubby was one of the authors of California's medical marijuana law, Prop. 215, and ran in 1998 as a libertarian candidate for the governor of California. Kubby fled California in 2001 after he was sentenced to four months of house arrest and probation on state felony narcotics charges stemming from the discovery of a psilocybin mushroom stalk and a peyote button in the guest bedroom of his Squaw Valley home. Kubby was also charged for having 265 marijuana plants in his home but those charges were dismissed when he was able to prove that the cannabis was for medicinal use.
Kubby was deported from Canada where he had sought asylum. According to McPike, Kubby was met at the airport at Vancouver, British Columbia by Canadian officials who spoke with him privately for at least an hour. McPike said Kubby wanted to return to the U.S. and face the warrant against him instead of fleeing to another country. "He just wants to get it over with," said McPike.
But McPike noted that Kubby's detention has been hard on his family and supporters.
"I'm worried about his health it would be a death sentence if he can't get his medicine," said McPike after he got off the phone with Kubby's wife Michele. "She's crying and worried about his health."
"Steve Kubby is someone who really relies on marijuana forhis life," said Gieringer. "And it would really be a crime for Placer County to deprive him of his marijuana."
McPike says state law allow for the use of medical cannabis in jail, not just Marinol. He says he will file a motion to let Kubby use cannabis while locked up.
"San Francisco is a sanctuary for medical marijuana, but that is a symbolic gesture," said activist Shona Gochenaur, who brought a dozen medical cannabis patients to the airport to greet Kubby last night, "I wish the city could lift up her skirts and shelter Kubby who is a person with cancer and has a condition that could get worse without life saving medical cannabis."
Medical cannabis patient Mira Ingram, who was there at the airport to greet Kubby in her wheelchair along with two dozen other supporters, said Kubby's arrest at the airport is intended to send a message to medical cannabis patients. "Medical cannabis helps us when other medicines don't work, but they want to come and take it away from us," says Ingram "The government wants to murder him."
As the San Francisco police were describing Kubby's detention, someone from the crowd yelled, "Welcome to the land of the free and the home of the dead."
Posted by ann on January 27, 2006 06:39
For more information:
http://www.cannabisreport.com/blog/archive...
A message from Michele Kubby
At 05:55 AM 1/28/06, Michele Kubby wrote:
Update, January 28, 2006
I just spoke with Steve for the first time this evening since 4 pm on
Thursday, while he waited for his flight.
He got booked into the Placer jail late this afternoon. He is
currently being housed in the infirmary. Through the good graces of
Dr. Tod Mikuriya, financial help from gracious funders and dedicated
locals in Auburn, I was able to procure Marinol for Steve.
When Steve first entered the jail, his blood pressure had risen to
170/120. The jail medical staff were concerned and administered the
Marinol. Steve says he feels his blood pressure lowering, but he can
tell that Marinol is not going to be effective in the long
run. Dr. Connors, Steve's BC Cancer Agency doctor, spoke with the
LA Times and told them that Marinol will not be effective if he needs
to take it for awhile because he needs the cannabinoids. Dr. Connors
also cautioned that Steve could be in severe danger in a short amount
of time if he is not protected from the chemicals flowing through his body.
Steve sounds strong, now. This arrest was different from the
previous two because he was prepared. Bill McPike got him ready to
be arrested upon his arrival so, being prepared, the stress was less.
You see, what is so challenging about his disease is that when he has
a flight or fright stress response, the adrenal chemicals that have
gotten stored in his nervous system are released. It is this sudden
release of these deadly chemicals during a stressful situation that
cause the life threatening situations.
It is difficult to get law enforcement to understand medical
marijuana and the needs of med pot patients. I can understand why
there is a lack of understanding, law enforcement are not trained in
the medical profession.
In prison, law enforcement has had different reactions to
Steve. Some are sympathetic, others go out of their way to remind
him that he no longer has any rights and is a prisoner. Some
completely ignore that Steve has a medical problem and needs special
care. One female officer would not let Steve cover himself with
blanket while she interrogated him, even though he teeth were
chattering and the blanket was sitting right next to him. When Steve
gets chills, he is inclined to get pneumonia.
Mostly though, it is the ignorance of a medical marijuana patient's
needs that is the biggest hurdle to overcome. It is as if we live in
parallel universes and we don't want to cross the line to understand
each other. This misunderstanding is what is causing so much pain
and suffering.
I can only hope that our particular situation can shed light on the
darkness surrounding this issue. Steve is willing to put his life on
the line so that others will not have too.
We are truly blessed that we have such wonderful supporters and
friends. So many others have suffered far worse abuse than Steve and
I have - in silence. I just hope that, through shedding light on our
suffering, others will be able to be spared what we are going
through. I have given up wondering why there is such a violent
reaction to someone peacefully puffing on a cannabis cigarette, if I
didn't, I think I would go insane with the absurdity of it all.
Steve only gets one free phone call, I'm not sure when I will hear
from him again.
Currently, he is scheduled to have an arraignment hearing in Placer
at 1 pm on Tuesday, January 31st.
This hearing is going to be an arraignment hearing on his misdemeanor
violation of probation. Bill McPike, Steve's attorney, has indicated
that Cattran, the prosecutor, will probably ask for more time.
I will not be able to attend. I have many duties trying to pack up
our old life and wait around to find out what our new life will be
like. In the end, it is the family on the outside who suffers the
most. Our house seems empty and chill. As soon as I saw Steve's
clothes scattered about like he is apt to do, I burst into tears. I
don't know how this will end, but I believe that it will be alright.
I am going to be offline after Monday, I'm not sure when I'll be up
again. I can be reached all weekend via e-mail.
I couldn't do this without all of your good wishes and
support. Thank you for being there.
-Michele
At 05:55 AM 1/28/06, Michele Kubby wrote:
Update, January 28, 2006
I just spoke with Steve for the first time this evening since 4 pm on
Thursday, while he waited for his flight.
He got booked into the Placer jail late this afternoon. He is
currently being housed in the infirmary. Through the good graces of
Dr. Tod Mikuriya, financial help from gracious funders and dedicated
locals in Auburn, I was able to procure Marinol for Steve.
When Steve first entered the jail, his blood pressure had risen to
170/120. The jail medical staff were concerned and administered the
Marinol. Steve says he feels his blood pressure lowering, but he can
tell that Marinol is not going to be effective in the long
run. Dr. Connors, Steve's BC Cancer Agency doctor, spoke with the
LA Times and told them that Marinol will not be effective if he needs
to take it for awhile because he needs the cannabinoids. Dr. Connors
also cautioned that Steve could be in severe danger in a short amount
of time if he is not protected from the chemicals flowing through his body.
Steve sounds strong, now. This arrest was different from the
previous two because he was prepared. Bill McPike got him ready to
be arrested upon his arrival so, being prepared, the stress was less.
You see, what is so challenging about his disease is that when he has
a flight or fright stress response, the adrenal chemicals that have
gotten stored in his nervous system are released. It is this sudden
release of these deadly chemicals during a stressful situation that
cause the life threatening situations.
It is difficult to get law enforcement to understand medical
marijuana and the needs of med pot patients. I can understand why
there is a lack of understanding, law enforcement are not trained in
the medical profession.
In prison, law enforcement has had different reactions to
Steve. Some are sympathetic, others go out of their way to remind
him that he no longer has any rights and is a prisoner. Some
completely ignore that Steve has a medical problem and needs special
care. One female officer would not let Steve cover himself with
blanket while she interrogated him, even though he teeth were
chattering and the blanket was sitting right next to him. When Steve
gets chills, he is inclined to get pneumonia.
Mostly though, it is the ignorance of a medical marijuana patient's
needs that is the biggest hurdle to overcome. It is as if we live in
parallel universes and we don't want to cross the line to understand
each other. This misunderstanding is what is causing so much pain
and suffering.
I can only hope that our particular situation can shed light on the
darkness surrounding this issue. Steve is willing to put his life on
the line so that others will not have too.
We are truly blessed that we have such wonderful supporters and
friends. So many others have suffered far worse abuse than Steve and
I have - in silence. I just hope that, through shedding light on our
suffering, others will be able to be spared what we are going
through. I have given up wondering why there is such a violent
reaction to someone peacefully puffing on a cannabis cigarette, if I
didn't, I think I would go insane with the absurdity of it all.
Steve only gets one free phone call, I'm not sure when I will hear
from him again.
Currently, he is scheduled to have an arraignment hearing in Placer
at 1 pm on Tuesday, January 31st.
This hearing is going to be an arraignment hearing on his misdemeanor
violation of probation. Bill McPike, Steve's attorney, has indicated
that Cattran, the prosecutor, will probably ask for more time.
I will not be able to attend. I have many duties trying to pack up
our old life and wait around to find out what our new life will be
like. In the end, it is the family on the outside who suffers the
most. Our house seems empty and chill. As soon as I saw Steve's
clothes scattered about like he is apt to do, I burst into tears. I
don't know how this will end, but I believe that it will be alright.
I am going to be offline after Monday, I'm not sure when I'll be up
again. I can be reached all weekend via e-mail.
I couldn't do this without all of your good wishes and
support. Thank you for being there.
-Michele
Many inmates and pre-trial detainees in California die of heart attacks in solitary confinement.
Being in solitary confinement is the same as being buried alive.
It is similar to caged birds who die of heart attacks, it is in the brain, the "flight or fight" response of the brain, you can't fight, so you create flight by death of heart attack.
Inmates and pre-trial detainees are kept in solitary confinement during earthquakes while the guards run for their lives.
There needs to be a lot of exposure of the abuse of inmates and pre-trial detainees in California.
When I am elected to the United States Senate, and Vermonters can vote for me this year, 2006,
I will form a
committee to investigate and expose abuse in California. One of the places that it is a fact that inmates die of heart attacks in solitary confinement is the city jail for women in Los Angeles, Sybil Brand Institute.
The temperature at night goes down to 35 degrees and the inmates and pre-trial detainees are given one "blanket" which is not actually a blanket, but a loosely weaved cloth that is more air space than cloth it is so loosely weaved, and provides almost no protection.
The rats come up from the sewer to get warm by cuddling up to sleeping inmates and pre-trial detainees who have never been convicted of anything,
the inmates wake up from the chattering sound the rats make,
and scream and then the guards come and spray them with pepper spray for screaming.
There is a lot more abuse than this going on, a lot. A terrible lot more.
I am very determined to be elected to the United States Senate to expose the horrible abuse in our jail and prison system in the U.S.A.
http://crisericson.com
http://makemarijuanalegal.com
2006 VOTE FOR CANDIDATE CRIS ERICSON
MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL
http://2006candidate.com
http://2008winner.com
http://chrisericson.com
http://crisdragon.com
Being in solitary confinement is the same as being buried alive.
It is similar to caged birds who die of heart attacks, it is in the brain, the "flight or fight" response of the brain, you can't fight, so you create flight by death of heart attack.
Inmates and pre-trial detainees are kept in solitary confinement during earthquakes while the guards run for their lives.
There needs to be a lot of exposure of the abuse of inmates and pre-trial detainees in California.
When I am elected to the United States Senate, and Vermonters can vote for me this year, 2006,
I will form a
committee to investigate and expose abuse in California. One of the places that it is a fact that inmates die of heart attacks in solitary confinement is the city jail for women in Los Angeles, Sybil Brand Institute.
The temperature at night goes down to 35 degrees and the inmates and pre-trial detainees are given one "blanket" which is not actually a blanket, but a loosely weaved cloth that is more air space than cloth it is so loosely weaved, and provides almost no protection.
The rats come up from the sewer to get warm by cuddling up to sleeping inmates and pre-trial detainees who have never been convicted of anything,
the inmates wake up from the chattering sound the rats make,
and scream and then the guards come and spray them with pepper spray for screaming.
There is a lot more abuse than this going on, a lot. A terrible lot more.
I am very determined to be elected to the United States Senate to expose the horrible abuse in our jail and prison system in the U.S.A.
http://crisericson.com
http://makemarijuanalegal.com
2006 VOTE FOR CANDIDATE CRIS ERICSON
MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL
http://2006candidate.com
http://2008winner.com
http://chrisericson.com
http://crisdragon.com
For more information:
http://makemarijuanalegal.com
This forum thread, or parts of it, can be pasted directly into email and sent to the media, activists, friends, etc.. The images will usually show up in the email too, if the email recipients are online at the time they open the email. If not online, they will still see the email text.
http://www.cannabisculture.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=1203672
There are reports from Michele Kubby, the media, medical records, wikipedia, activists, etc..
From the article found here:
http://hammeroftruth.com/2006/01/27/kubby-arrested-in-california
Quote:
-------------------------------------------
Brad Spangler writes
[ http://www.bradspangler.com/blog/archives/305 ] on Marinol: Medical marijuana patients commonly describe Marinol as “inferior”
[ http://parentsendingprohibition.homestead.com/facts.html ] in its effectiveness or “only marginally effective"
[ http://www.marijuana-as-medicine.org/Overview%20-%20Part%20IV.htm ]. It might just barely be enough to save Steve Kubby’s life, though, and get him through this ordeal.
-------------------------------------------
There are hundreds of media articles out on this in the last few days and weeks. Google News search (with results in chronological order) shows the numbers best:
http://news.google.com/news?q=steve+kubby&scoring=d
Add quotes to narrow the search results to those with his name as a phrase: "steve kubby"
And Google News does not index all the news media. So there are many more media articles on Steve Kubby.
San Francisco Bay Area Indymedia articles are indexed at Google News too.
According to this article
http://wizbangblog.com/archives/008221.php
"Apparently this is quite a bit of controversy surrounding Mr. Kubby. His name is currently the top search on Technorati."
http://technorati.com/search/steve%20kubby
Add quotes to narrow the search results to those with his name as a phrase: "steve kubby"
Right now, "Steve Kubby" is still the top search at Technorati. To see the current top 15 list:
http://technorati.com/search
"Search the Live Web. Currently tracking 26.6 million sites and 1.9 billion links. Technorati lets you search sites that update with extreme frequency, like blogs and news. Unlike other engines, our results are individual posts (portions of pages), so they're more specific. Search results are listed newest to oldest, and are often only minutes old!"
For awhile (see my previous posts for a copy of the Google News feature) Steve Kubby was a top story on the Google News homepage.
http://news.google.com/news
That means a heck of a lot of people were accessing media stories about Steve Kubby at that time.
Feel free to copy and/or edit this post or thread, and then feel free to paste it into your request to Wikipedia.
For the latest news from Michele Kubby, etc. here is where to subscribe to her email list:
http://www.kubby.org/00-subscribe.html
http://www.cannabisculture.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=1203672
There are reports from Michele Kubby, the media, medical records, wikipedia, activists, etc..
From the article found here:
http://hammeroftruth.com/2006/01/27/kubby-arrested-in-california
Quote:
-------------------------------------------
Brad Spangler writes
[ http://www.bradspangler.com/blog/archives/305 ] on Marinol: Medical marijuana patients commonly describe Marinol as “inferior”
[ http://parentsendingprohibition.homestead.com/facts.html ] in its effectiveness or “only marginally effective"
[ http://www.marijuana-as-medicine.org/Overview%20-%20Part%20IV.htm ]. It might just barely be enough to save Steve Kubby’s life, though, and get him through this ordeal.
-------------------------------------------
There are hundreds of media articles out on this in the last few days and weeks. Google News search (with results in chronological order) shows the numbers best:
http://news.google.com/news?q=steve+kubby&scoring=d
Add quotes to narrow the search results to those with his name as a phrase: "steve kubby"
And Google News does not index all the news media. So there are many more media articles on Steve Kubby.
San Francisco Bay Area Indymedia articles are indexed at Google News too.
According to this article
http://wizbangblog.com/archives/008221.php
"Apparently this is quite a bit of controversy surrounding Mr. Kubby. His name is currently the top search on Technorati."
http://technorati.com/search/steve%20kubby
Add quotes to narrow the search results to those with his name as a phrase: "steve kubby"
Right now, "Steve Kubby" is still the top search at Technorati. To see the current top 15 list:
http://technorati.com/search
"Search the Live Web. Currently tracking 26.6 million sites and 1.9 billion links. Technorati lets you search sites that update with extreme frequency, like blogs and news. Unlike other engines, our results are individual posts (portions of pages), so they're more specific. Search results are listed newest to oldest, and are often only minutes old!"
For awhile (see my previous posts for a copy of the Google News feature) Steve Kubby was a top story on the Google News homepage.
http://news.google.com/news
That means a heck of a lot of people were accessing media stories about Steve Kubby at that time.
Feel free to copy and/or edit this post or thread, and then feel free to paste it into your request to Wikipedia.
For the latest news from Michele Kubby, etc. here is where to subscribe to her email list:
http://www.kubby.org/00-subscribe.html
For more information:
http://www.cannabisculture.com/forums/show...
From kubby.com
http://www.kubby.com
MOST CURRENT CONTACT FROM STEVE:
A contact in Placer has just called to give me an update on Steve. I'm so glad someone heard from him. His main concern at this point is that Placer is not documenting the effects of his disease on his body or taking his illness seriously. His blood pressure is at 166/108. Placer is not testing for blood in his urine, either. Placer has also turned down Steve's request for Tylenol pain killer.
Steve wanted to express his gratitude for the calls. They are making a difference. One Sergeant, named Sanders has made sure that Steve is warm and has a blanket and pillow now, because of your concern. One thing my friend did say, Steve sounds amped and angry. This is to be expected because of the adrenaline in his body.
I hope this is resolved on Tuesday. Thanks for being there.
-Michele
------end------
-----------------
In the previous update on the homepage Michele writes:
"Of course Marinol does not contain the catacholimes present in the whole plant, and these have been shown by Dr. Guzman of Spain to have the properties of inhibiting a protein necessary for blood vessel development, which results in the cancer tissue being denied nutrients as well as teaching cancer cells to die."
Actually, it should be "cannabinoids present in the whole plant."
Catecholamines are produced by the adrenal gland:
Section 40 from the Canadian government webpage on Steve Kubby. From the part called "MR. KUBBY'S MEDICAL HISTORY"
http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/decisions/public/kubby/kubby_e.htm#medical
Quote:
------------------------------------
Dr. Connors, an expert in the area of adrenal cancers, and whose curriculum vitae [57] suggests is highly knowledgeable in this area of medicine, testified at the hearing about Mr. Kubby's medical condition. According to Dr. Connors, Mr. Kubby's tumour releases, in excess quantities, hormones normally found in the adrenal gland that are called catecholamines. Excessive levels of catecholamines in Mr. Kubby's blood cause a range of separate symptomatic problems including paroxysmal headaches, sudden flushing or pallor of the skin, palpitations (rapid and irregular beating of the heart), hypertension (sudden dangerous rise in blood pressure), excessive sweating, sudden abdominal cramps and diarrhea, chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, sudden severe weakness and anorexia (loss of appetite). If not controlled, Mr. Kubby's symptoms could evolve further to the point where a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or cerebral vascular accident (stroke) could occur. [58]
---------------------------------------
Numbers in the above quote are for footnotes at the end of the webpage.
--------
For more info on catecholamines:
http://www.google.com/search?q=catecholamines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catecholamine
----
Quote:
---------------------------------------
Kubby's oncologist in Canada expressed worries Friday that his rare form of cancer, pheochromocytoma, could threaten his life if he isn't allowed to continue using cannabis. Since the cancer was diagnosed a quarter century ago, Kubby, 59, has smoked up to a dozen marijuana cigarettes a day.
"The possibilities of what might happen are of a wide range, either from nothing much at all to that he might become sick and die," said Dr. Joseph Connors, an oncologist and University of British Columbia clinical professor.
Connors said there was no reason to subject Kubby to that risk. The cancer specialist has examined Kubby extensively and said he believed marijuana has kept the worst symptoms of his cancer in check.
"There's no other reasonable explanation for how he's done so well for so many years," Connors said.
Connors said a tumor in Kubby releases dangerous levels of substances called catecholamines — colloquially known as adrenalin — into his blood. Results can range from heart palpitations and shortness of breath to heart attack, stroke or even death in a "catecholamine storm," Connors said.
------------------------------------
The above quote is from this really good, detailed, article below.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-kubby28jan28,0,5549008.story?coll=la-news-politics-california
Los Angeles Times.
January 28, 2006.
Medical Marijuana Activist Returns to State, Is Arrested.
http://www.kubby.com
MOST CURRENT CONTACT FROM STEVE:
A contact in Placer has just called to give me an update on Steve. I'm so glad someone heard from him. His main concern at this point is that Placer is not documenting the effects of his disease on his body or taking his illness seriously. His blood pressure is at 166/108. Placer is not testing for blood in his urine, either. Placer has also turned down Steve's request for Tylenol pain killer.
Steve wanted to express his gratitude for the calls. They are making a difference. One Sergeant, named Sanders has made sure that Steve is warm and has a blanket and pillow now, because of your concern. One thing my friend did say, Steve sounds amped and angry. This is to be expected because of the adrenaline in his body.
I hope this is resolved on Tuesday. Thanks for being there.
-Michele
------end------
-----------------
In the previous update on the homepage Michele writes:
"Of course Marinol does not contain the catacholimes present in the whole plant, and these have been shown by Dr. Guzman of Spain to have the properties of inhibiting a protein necessary for blood vessel development, which results in the cancer tissue being denied nutrients as well as teaching cancer cells to die."
Actually, it should be "cannabinoids present in the whole plant."
Catecholamines are produced by the adrenal gland:
Section 40 from the Canadian government webpage on Steve Kubby. From the part called "MR. KUBBY'S MEDICAL HISTORY"
http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/decisions/public/kubby/kubby_e.htm#medical
Quote:
------------------------------------
Dr. Connors, an expert in the area of adrenal cancers, and whose curriculum vitae [57] suggests is highly knowledgeable in this area of medicine, testified at the hearing about Mr. Kubby's medical condition. According to Dr. Connors, Mr. Kubby's tumour releases, in excess quantities, hormones normally found in the adrenal gland that are called catecholamines. Excessive levels of catecholamines in Mr. Kubby's blood cause a range of separate symptomatic problems including paroxysmal headaches, sudden flushing or pallor of the skin, palpitations (rapid and irregular beating of the heart), hypertension (sudden dangerous rise in blood pressure), excessive sweating, sudden abdominal cramps and diarrhea, chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, sudden severe weakness and anorexia (loss of appetite). If not controlled, Mr. Kubby's symptoms could evolve further to the point where a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or cerebral vascular accident (stroke) could occur. [58]
---------------------------------------
Numbers in the above quote are for footnotes at the end of the webpage.
--------
For more info on catecholamines:
http://www.google.com/search?q=catecholamines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catecholamine
----
Quote:
---------------------------------------
Kubby's oncologist in Canada expressed worries Friday that his rare form of cancer, pheochromocytoma, could threaten his life if he isn't allowed to continue using cannabis. Since the cancer was diagnosed a quarter century ago, Kubby, 59, has smoked up to a dozen marijuana cigarettes a day.
"The possibilities of what might happen are of a wide range, either from nothing much at all to that he might become sick and die," said Dr. Joseph Connors, an oncologist and University of British Columbia clinical professor.
Connors said there was no reason to subject Kubby to that risk. The cancer specialist has examined Kubby extensively and said he believed marijuana has kept the worst symptoms of his cancer in check.
"There's no other reasonable explanation for how he's done so well for so many years," Connors said.
Connors said a tumor in Kubby releases dangerous levels of substances called catecholamines — colloquially known as adrenalin — into his blood. Results can range from heart palpitations and shortness of breath to heart attack, stroke or even death in a "catecholamine storm," Connors said.
------------------------------------
The above quote is from this really good, detailed, article below.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-kubby28jan28,0,5549008.story?coll=la-news-politics-california
Los Angeles Times.
January 28, 2006.
Medical Marijuana Activist Returns to State, Is Arrested.
For more information:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics...
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