POT USER SUPPORTED

Protesters supporting marijuana activist Grant Krieger were turned away
from Calgary Correctional Centre during a rally yesterday.

After meeting at the Remand Centre, about 30 people marched 1 km to the
Calgary Correctional Centre at Spyhill, where Krieger was transferred.

Krieger's wife, Marie, said the transfer occurred following a radio
interview publicizing the rally.

"Grant heard me on the radio and heard (DJ) Gerry Forbes say 'That poor guy
is sitting in jail for the rest of us,' " Marie said yesterday.

Grant Krieger suffers from multiple sclerosis and has been granted
permission by the courts to cultivate and smoke cannabis for medicinal
purposes.

He was sentenced to 33 days in jail prior to the court's decision and was
not allowed to take his marijuana into the jail with him.