KRIEGER'S PRISON STAY WILL BE BRIEF, SAYS LAWYER

Calgary's marijuana crusader should be out of jail next week, rather than
the middle of February, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Adriano Iovinelli said his client, Grant Krieger, won't have to serve his
full 33-day sentence for non-payment of $1,750 in fines.

"From what I have heard from the Department of Justice and my client, he
should be out by Jan.29."

Krieger turned himself in to police at noon on Monday, armed with a
100-gram bag of marijuana, which he smokes to alleviate symptoms of
multiple sclerosis. MS is a disease affecting the nervous system that
causes tremours and paralysis. Krieger had hoped to bring the drug with
him to the Calgary Remand Centre, where he would be serving his sentence.

However, police seized the bag of pot, which they say will be returned to
him when he is released.

"The issue, from Grant's point of view, is this is something he needs to
treat his illness," said Iovinelli. "If he was a diabetic or had a heart
problem, he would be able to bring his medication with him, so why not his
marijuana?"

He added his client is already suffering from stiff joints and leg pain and
would probably be confined to a wheelchair within 48 hours.

Last month, Krieger won a landmark Court of Queen's Bench ruling allowing
him to grow and cultivate marijuana.

The 46-year-old's legal odyssey will continue when he is released from
jail, said Iovineeli. "We will have to get a judge's order to get the
marijuana returned. If the police just turn it over, they would be
trafficking."