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Marijuana crusader jailed without medicinal pot
By Edmonton Journal
Published: 06/19/2007

CALGARY , CANADA - Longtime pot crusader Grant Krieger was jailed Monday for four months on a drug trafficking charge, and he wasn't allowed to take his medicinal marijuana behind bars.

Despite a constitutional exemption that allows Krieger to use cannabis to alleviate his multiple sclerosis pain, the judge ruled against the legal right applying in jail, said his lawyer, John Hooker.

Krieger was surprised that the morning's court appearance ended with his incarceration at the Calgary Remand Centre, his son Ryan Krieger said. Read more.

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