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DdC · 10-08-2005, 12:47 PM

Pot Shots By FRED GARDNER October 8 / 9, 2005
Does the Controlled Substances Act Mean What It Says?

DEA Snatches Steve Tuck

Steve Tuck is a Gulf War vet with a damaged spine who grew and distributed medicinal cannabis in Humboldt County after the passage of Prop 215.

His stated goal was to develop strains suited to treating various medical conditions. After being busted for cultivation in 2002, he moved to Canada.

On Thursday, reports Richard Cowan:

"Steve Tuck was taken in handcuffs by Canadian Border Services Enforcement officers out of his emergency room bed and driven to the US border.

He was in great pain this morning, and was partially sedated, but he was aware of what was happening to him. The great risk is that he will be taken into federal custody (in the U.S.), which he might not survive because they will not let him have cannabis under any circumstances.

"The essence of Tuck's refugee appeal was that he would be happy to return to the US, if he only faced state charges for growing medical cannabis in Humboldt County. Canada refused to show any interest in finding the answer to that simple question. If Steve is taken into federal custody, it will be obvious that Canada knew the answer, but withheld it from Tuck. If he is not taken into Federal custody, Immigration Canada will have wasted vast sums of Canadian taxpayers' money by not getting an answer to a fair question."

Fred Gardner can be reached at: fred@plebesite.com

EMERGENCY!
Steve Tuck Held In Whatcom County Jail WITOUT MORPHINE!
He Is In Agony! Case to Be Federalized, But Not Until Tuesday.
His Life Is In Danger. Please Call Whatcom County.
Posted by*Richard Cowan on*2005-10-08 03:00:00
Please contact everyone you can and begin calling and emailing the Whatcom County Sheriff and the jail. Steve must be given proper medical care. He must be hospitalized at once. He was taken from a hospital in Canada.
Read Full Story... http://www.marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=856

Steve Tuck Taken from Vancouver ER In Handcuffs to US Border.
Will the Feds Kill Him?
Posted by*Richard Cowan on*2005-10-07 16:20:00
Shortly after 2PM this afternoon, I witnessed something that will bring shame to Canada. Steve Tuck was taken in handcuffs by Canadian Border Services Enforcement officers out of his emergency room bed and driven to the US border. We probably will not know what happened at the border until tomorrow, but the great risk is that he will be taken into federal custody, which he might not survive because they will not let him have cannabis under any circumstances.
Read Full Story... http://www.marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=855

REFUGEE ROUNDUP IN B.C. by Chris Bennett 2002-06-18
The second refugee arrested was Steve Tuck, 34, who faces six trafficking and cultivation charges in Humboldt County, CA. He beat similar charges two years earlier based upon medical necessity. Steel plates in a once-broken back leave him in so much pain that he has been legally prescribed opiates for four years. However, marijuana allows Tuck to use fewer painkillers and lead a relatively normal life.

Marijuana smokers are filling jails with cheap labour for corporate profit.

Revealing shattered lives by Pete Brady
Showing the faces of the drug war, lives and families ruined by extreme prison sentences.

The first times we showed the exhibit," he recalls, "people kept asking us ‘What country has these terrible penalties for non-violent, victimless crimes?' and we kept responding, ‘It's the USA.' People keep hearing that pot is practically legal, that judges are soft, that penalties are too light. This exhibit really opens their eyes to the vicious, anti-family, un-American reality of the drug war."

Escape To Canada premiere
When America isn't America anymore... Where do you go?

Marc Emery: My message to you
Marc writes about the extradition case, and reflects on his activist career.

"Individuals have international duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience. Therefore [individual citizens] have the duty to violate domestic laws to prevent crimes against peace and humanity from occurring"
-- Nuremberg War Crime Tribunal, 1950

G.O.P.S. by Mark Fiore
http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=19709

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DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,088 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 47 Thanked 570 Times in 378 Posts	DEAth Snatches Steve Tuck Pot Shots By FRED GARDNER October 8 / 9, 2005 Does the Controlled Substances Act Mean What It Says? DEA Snatches Steve Tuck Steve Tuck is a Gulf War vet with a damaged spine who grew and distributed medicinal cannabis in Humboldt County after the passage of Prop 215. His stated goal was to develop strains suited to treating various medical conditions. After being busted for cultivation in 2002, he moved to Canada. On Thursday, reports Richard Cowan: "Steve Tuck was taken in handcuffs by Canadian Border Services Enforcement officers out of his emergency room bed and driven to the US border. He was in great pain this morning, and was partially sedated, but he was aware of what was happening to him. The great risk is that he will be taken into federal custody (in the U.S.), which he might not survive because they will not let him have cannabis under any circumstances. "The essence of Tuck's refugee appeal was that he would be happy to return to the US, if he only faced state charges for growing medical cannabis in Humboldt County. Canada refused to show any interest in finding the answer to that simple question. If Steve is taken into federal custody, it will be obvious that Canada knew the answer, but withheld it from Tuck. If he is not taken into Federal custody, Immigration Canada will have wasted vast sums of Canadian taxpayers' money by not getting an answer to a fair question." Fred Gardner can be reached at: fred@plebesite.com EMERGENCY! Steve Tuck Held In Whatcom County Jail WITOUT MORPHINE! He Is In Agony! Case to Be Federalized, But Not Until Tuesday. His Life Is In Danger. Please Call Whatcom County. Posted byRichard Cowan on2005-10-08 03:00:00 Please contact everyone you can and begin calling and emailing the Whatcom County Sheriff and the jail. Steve must be given proper medical care. He must be hospitalized at once. He was taken from a hospital in Canada. Read Full Story... http://www.marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=856 Steve Tuck Taken from Vancouver ER In Handcuffs to US Border. Will the Feds Kill Him? Posted byRichard Cowan on2005-10-07 16:20:00 Shortly after 2PM this afternoon, I witnessed something that will bring shame to Canada. Steve Tuck was taken in handcuffs by Canadian Border Services Enforcement officers out of his emergency room bed and driven to the US border. We probably will not know what happened at the border until tomorrow, but the great risk is that he will be taken into federal custody, which he might not survive because they will not let him have cannabis under any circumstances. Read Full Story... http://www.marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=855 REFUGEE ROUNDUP IN B.C. by Chris Bennett 2002-06-18 The second refugee arrested was Steve Tuck, 34, who faces six trafficking and cultivation charges in Humboldt County, CA. He beat similar charges two years earlier based upon medical necessity. Steel plates in a once-broken back leave him in so much pain that he has been legally prescribed opiates for four years. However, marijuana allows Tuck to use fewer painkillers and lead a relatively normal life. Marijuana smokers are filling jails with cheap labour for corporate profit. Revealing shattered lives by Pete Brady Showing the faces of the drug war, lives and families ruined by extreme prison sentences. The first times we showed the exhibit," he recalls, "people kept asking us ‘What country has these terrible penalties for non-violent, victimless crimes?' and we kept responding, ‘It's the USA.' People keep hearing that pot is practically legal, that judges are soft, that penalties are too light. This exhibit really opens their eyes to the vicious, anti-family, un-American reality of the drug war." Escape To Canada premiere When America isn't America anymore... Where do you go? Marc Emery: My message to you Marc writes about the extradition case, and reflects on his activist career. "Individuals have international duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience. Therefore [individual citizens] have the duty to violate domestic laws to prevent crimes against peace and humanity from occurring" -- Nuremberg War Crime Tribunal, 1950 G.O.P.S. by Mark Fiore http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=19709