Hearing Delayed for ‘Pot Refugee’ in Canada
Canadian immigration officials put off a political refugee hearing for a month after a California medical marijuana patient fighting deportation was hospitalized over the weekend with pneumonia.
Steve Kubby, 56, fighting adrenal cancer that he says he needs pot to control, was suffering with a 102-degree fever and skyrocketing blood pressure, said his wife, Michele.
Kubby’s hearing began Wednesday in Vancouver. A refugee board member delayed resumption of the hearing until April 8, but asked that Kubby provide a written update from a physician.
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