TESTIMONY CONTINUES IN KUBBY TRIAL

Testimony continued Thursday in the marijuana trial of Steven and
Michele Kubby, who face a combined 19 counts of illegal drug
possession, cultivation of marijuana for possession and possession of
paraphernalia.

But with the completion of the second day of testimony, the trial was
suspended until Oct. 11.

Detective Mike Lyke of the Placer County Sheriff's Department took the
stand for a second day of testimony about the investigation that led to
the Jan. 19, 1999 raid on the Kubbys' Squaw Valley home.

Additionally, Mitch Pier, an investigator with the state of Nevada
Division of Investigations, testified on the execution of the search
warrant on the Kubbys' home. During the search, police seized 265
marijuana plants in various stages of growth, computer hardware that
contained accounting records and books that prosecutors claim prove the
Kubbys were involved in illegal drug activities. Pier was not
questioned by the defense Thursday, and the cross-examination will not
take place until court resumes in October.

The Kubbys, who possess physician recommendations to use marijuana for
medicinal reasons, have said the case against them is nothing more than
political prosecution. Steven Kubby, the 1998 Libertarian Party
gubernatorial candidate, was instrumental in the success of the
Compassionate Use Act of 1996.

He suffers from a rare form of adrenal cancer, and contends that
smoking marijuana staves off the usually fatal symptoms of the disease.

Michele Kubby suffers from irritable bowel syndrome, which her attorney
described Wednesday as a debilitating illness that is a precursor to
colon cancer.

Court will be in recess until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11.