KUBBY SENTENCE UNFAIR

As most readers of the Auburn Journal know, the jury refused to convict
Steve and Michele Kubby for growing marijuana. They did find Steve guilty
of possession of two 10-year-old peyote buttons and half of a mushroom
stem, which he used for research in writing his book, "The Politics of
Consciousness."

For that he gets to pay $4,500 in fines, be confined under house arrest for
120 days, wear an ankle bracelet ($30 a day), and expect to be searched any
time, day or night, for three years. If Steve is stopped while buying his
marijuana on the black market and gets thrown in jail, yes, he could die.
He has adrenal cancer cells scattered throughout his body that, in the
absence of marijuana, produce copious amounts of adrenaline, which soon
raises his blood pressure to brain-popping levels. Is this justice?

These people and their two small children have been living on donations for
two years! Literally homeless! Their assets were seized, they were driven
into bankruptcy, and unable to pay an attorney, had to rely on a volunteer
lawyer who defended them for nothing.

When informed juries refuse to convict, something is wrong; and it's not
the Compassionate Use Act, it's law enforcement. Frankly, that is why my
husband and I signed the original petition to recall Placer District
Attorney Brad Fenocchio.

Carol Colburn
Meadow Vista