News Briefs - MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION

CALGARY (CP) - A Saskatchewan man crusading for marijuana to be legalized
for medicinal uses was found guilty Tuesday of possession of the drug for
the purpose of trafficking.

But that won't stop Grant Krieger, 43, from defying the law. Minutes after
the guilty verdict, Krieger promised to continue selling marijuana to the
terminally ill.

"I'm on a mission. Laws have to change," said Krieger, who says he smokes
and eats marijuana to alleviate symptons of multiple sclerosis. "Society is
denying us the right to nurse ourselves back to a much better quality of
health."

Checked-by: Mike Gogulski