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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 30, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page a4 a medical marijuana crusader says he will Likely die in prison now that a Winnipeg jury has found him guilty of trafficking pot to several clients across Canada. Grant Krieger said wednesdays verdict shows How Little the country cares for the sick and dying and represents a blown Opportunity to make a statement. Ism ashamed to be a Canadian the Calgary resident told the free press outside court just moments after learning his Fate. Krieger who runs the Grant w. Krieger cannabis research foundation of Canada has been battling progressive multiple sclerosis since 1978 and says his Only Relief comes from smoking and ingesting cannabis. They had a Chance to change the Law. Its a victimless crime they ave convicted me of. Now they re Gonna kill me when they put me in jail he said. Krieger 53, admitted he broke the Law but was seeking to be acquitted on sympathetic grounds. Krieger was stopped by ramp in Hea Lingley in 2004. Jurors took Only about 30 minutes to reach their unanimous guilty verdict. Krieger is expected to be sentenced Early in 2009 and remains free on bail. I know i did not have a Legal ground to stand on but our society is not supposed to discriminate. They re penalizing the sick said Krieger. Krieger testified in his own defence earlier this week How his life was in a rapid downward spiral and even included a suicide attempt prior to discovering the magic of marijuana. Without it i be standing Here before you today he told jurors. Krieger said his Many customers Are in a similar position they Are suffering from chronic pain disease and even terminal illness and have come to him looking to improve their Quality of life. He admits Selling pot to dozens of people across Canada including several in Manitoba but insisted there is a major difference Between him and your Garden variety drug dealer. The crowns Case against Krieger was simple although he had clearance to possess pot for his own health reasons he did not have permission from the Federal government to sell marijuana for medicinal reasons. There is a program in place to distribute the drug to those who get special clearance from doctors but Krieger said the whole system is flawed. He said most doctors Are afraid to make such a declaration. And Krieger ripped the feds for the Quality of their drugs which Are produced in flin flon. Its grown in a dirty mine Shaft Krieger told jurors. He said the drug is Overly processed and diluted by the time it gets to those in need. He denies profiting from his alleged crime saying hers in the red and frequently gives away drugs to those on fixed incomes who desperately need it. Kriegeris trial began monday with Only one witness being called to testify Krieger himself. He is currently appealing another drug conviction from Alberta that netted him a four month jail sentence. 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