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Judge who deported Steve Kubby is a prohibitionist, and ignored doctor's warnings. See:
http://www.cannabisculture.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=1203550
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When Steve was sent to jail for a few days, he was deprived of medical marijuana and became seriously ill. His blood pressure shot up to dangerous levels, and his doctor wrote a letter to the court explaining Steve's condition and warning the judge what could happen if Steve was further deprived of cannabis.
"Please consider the consequences of Steve's condition not being controlled," DeQuattro wrote. "His tumor is manufacturing large quantities of norepinephrine (noradrenaline) and possibly epinephrine (adrenaline). Either compound in minute quantities could kill him instantly by causing sudden cardiac death due to arrhythmia or acute myocardial infarction, or sudden death due to cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral vascular occlusion."
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Section 40 from the Canadian government webpage on Steve Kubby. From the part called "MR. KUBBY'S MEDICAL HISTORY"
http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/decisions/public/kubby/kubby_e.htm#medical
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Dr. Connors, an expert in the area of adrenal cancers, and whose curriculum vitae [57] suggests is highly knowledgeable in this area of medicine, testified at the hearing about Mr. Kubby's medical condition. According to Dr. Connors, Mr. Kubby's tumour releases, in excess quantities, hormones normally found in the adrenal gland that are called catecholamines. Excessive levels of catecholamines in Mr. Kubby's blood cause a range of separate symptomatic problems including paroxysmal headaches, sudden flushing or pallor of the skin, palpitations (rapid and irregular beating of the heart), hypertension (sudden dangerous rise in blood pressure), excessive sweating, sudden abdominal cramps and diarrhea, chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, sudden severe weakness and anorexia (loss of appetite). If not controlled, Mr. Kubby's symptoms could evolve further to the point where a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or cerebral vascular accident (stroke) could occur. [58]
Numbers in the above quote are for footnotes at the end of the webpage.
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Totally disgusting!! I guess this is old news about Paulah Dahns but I hadn't seen it before so I thought I would post this for others who also were not aware of her affilitions. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 8, 2003 CONTACT: Michele Kubby, 604-885-7651 Paulah Dauns, Adjudicator, 604-666-5946 Richard Jackson, Assistant Deputy Chairperson, 604-666-3778 Jean-Guy Fleury, Chairperson, Immigration and Refugee Board (613) 996-4752 KUBBYS FILE AGAINST REFUGEE JUDGE AS BIASED BY CATHOLIC ANTI-DRUG ACTIVITIES VANCOUVER -- A recent decision to deny protection to Steve Kubby was biased by the judge's involvement with a Catholic drug treatment house, according to an appeal that was filed today with the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board. "I was shocked and outraged when Steve and I learned that Paulah Dauns is a card-carrying drug treatment prohibitionist, who is deeply involved with the T.N. Libby Society, a Catholic drug treatment house in North Vancouver," complained Michele Kubby. "On the third day of our hearing, Steve challenged Ms. Dauns and said that her comments were prejudicial and that therefore she was incapable of providing a fair and honest decision. Steve specifically objected to her prohibitionist comments when questioning Michele and our other witnesses. We specifically requested that Ms. Dauns remove herself as the adjudicator, which Ms. Dauns refused to do," argued Mrs. Kubby. "For Ms. Dauns to rule that she was qualified and not reveal her background and to render the kind of senseless decision that she did, is all compelling evidence that Ms. Dauns should have disqualified herself. Because Ms. Dauns has decided not to disqualify herself, Steve Tuck and Ken Hayes face the very real possibility of being extradited and locked in a cage for years to come. I was ready to give Ms. Dauns the benefit of the doubt, but now I really think this is a clear case of bias, prejudice and injustice," Mrs. Kubby said. The Kubbys have filed a formal complaint against Dauns to Richard Jackson, Asst. Deputy Chairman in charge of the BC Refugee Board. In their complaint, the Kubbys request that the decision be reviewed by the entire Refugee Board and be overturned because of bias, as well as her failure to disclose her involvement in programs that oppose the use of medical marijuana. In addition, the Kubbys have filed a copy of their complaint in Ottawa with Jean-Guy Fleury, Chairperson, Immigration and Refugee Board. ======================= (This letter was hand-delivered to the Vancouver office of the Immigration and Refugee Board on January 8, 2004, by Michele Kubby. January 8, 2004 Mr. Richard Jackson Assistant Deputy Chairperson Immigration and Refugee Board 300 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC RE: VA2-01374, VA2-01722, VA2-01723, VA2-01724 Dear Mr. Jackson, We regret that we must lodge a formal complaint against Paulah Dauns. She was our adjudicator in our Refugee Claims, referenced above. It has just come to our attention that Ms. Paulah Dauns is a Board member of St. Leonard's Society of North Vancouver, a Catholic drug treatment program and therefore cannot be unbiased and render a fair decision in our case. For your information, I have included the evidence that has come to our attention regarding this matter. Drug treatment assumes that all drug use is abuse. Because of this assumption, anyone involved in drug treatment is unable to be unbiased about medical marijuana. Not once has a drug treatment group endorsed cannabis as medicine. To do so would mean that their program is not necessary. Furthermore, St. Leonard's Society of North Vancouver was founded by a Catholic Priest and we believe they are opposed to any use of marijuana, including for medical purposes, since that is the position of the Catholic Church. A call to their facility confirmed that patients must abstain from all drugs, legal and illegal. In our case, cannabis is what is saving my husband's life. Because Ms. Dauns is involved with the drug treatment Board, she is unable to be unbiased about Steve's use of cannabis. This bias is evident in her decision where she indicates that cannabis is Steve's "drug of choice", even though the specialist we were introduced to through the Refugee Board process indicated that cannabis is the best treatment available for Steve. During our hearing, our doctor unequivocally testified that without cannabis, my husband would suffer a heart attack or stroke within days of being jailed. Dr. Connors even wrote Ms. Dauns after her decision to offer to explain his testimony to her and clarify that my husband's life depends on medical cannabis and there is no other satisfactory treatment. For Ms. Dauns to declare that she has confidence that proper medical care would be provided if my husband is returned to the US ignores the testimony of the government's own doctor in this case. Ms. Dauns not only ignored the physicians' testimony and subsequent letter; she also ignored that the evidence used to convict my husband was manufactured by police chemists, something that is not allowed under Canadian law. We challenged Ms. Dauns' ability to be unbiased on the third day of our hearings in March of 2003. She assured us that she would listen to the facts and render an unbiased judgement. That was obviously not the case. Numerous lawyers have read the decision she rendered and have agreed that it is rife with inconsistencies and outright bias. Mr. Jackson, this decision by Paulah Dauns has put my husband's life in danger. In addition to lodging this complaint about Ms. Dauns, we would like to have a review of our case by the entire Refugee Board, as is our right under the new Immigration Act. So far, we've been told there is no Appeals Board and we have no choice but to appeal this to the Federal Court. Thus, against our will, we are appealing this decision to the Federal Court, but as you are aware, that is no guarantee of anything. Only 1% of Refugee cases are overturned. I believe that because of Ms. Dauns' outright bias and prejudice, she has made a mockery of the Refugee process. We came to you with a genuine need and because she was unwilling or unable to see that need, my husband's health is greatly suffering. If my husband is returned to the US and dies, his blood will be on your hands. I trust that you will make some attempt to make this right. There are two other cannabis patients currently awaiting a decision from Ms. Dauns on their cases. I hope for your sake that the entire Refugee Board reviews this controversial and unjust decision. Sincerely, Michele Kubby EVIDENCE OF PAULAH DAUNS SERVED AS PAST PRESIDENT AND ACTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF A DRUG TREATMENT FACILITY St. Leonard's Society of North Vancouver Wilma Douglas-Dungey Executive Director 312 Bewicke Avenue North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7M 3B7 604-986-2886 604-986-5339 wdungey@... A phone call to Wilma Douglas-Dungey, Executive Director St. Leonard's Society of North Vancouver, confirmed that they are a drug treatment House with all 10 of their beds dedicated to abstinence from all drugs, legal and illegal. It was clear from talking with the Director that she considers any of drugs to be abuse. Ms. Dauns involvement with this Catholic anti-drug programs is confirmed below: "Finally, no report on national activities would be complete without an inclusion about the T.N. Libby Society of North Vancouver - the local board on which I sit. Our home went through an amazing transformation in 1997 thanks to fundraising activities netting us over $25,000 due in no small part to the tireless contributions of our board members and ED Wilma Douglas-Dungey. We have gone from a 7 to 9 bed facility and our programs have gained a solid reputation...Paulah hopes to continue her active community involvement with the St. Leonard's Society as national President and with the T.N. Libby Society Board in North Vancouver." Source: http://www.stleonards.ca/docs/coast/cc4-2.asp Paulah Dauns is the former president of this organization and is still active as evidenced by her speech at the annual awards ceremony held on May 30, 2003. Also, this report specifically mentions Paulah Dauns leaving their Board of Directors after, "many years of service to the board." In addition, two photos of Paulah Dauns appear in the annual report of St. Leonords House, showing that Ms. Dauns is still very active in this drug treatment program. <http://www.stleonards.ca/docs/coast/cc9-2.pdf> Post Extras:     |
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