Pair claims win in pot case mistrial
By Wayne WilsonBee Staff Writer
(Published Dec. 22, 2000)
Medical marijuana advocates claimed victory Thursday when a Placer County jury deadlocked at 11-1 for acquittal on all five pot counts at the trial of Steve and Michele Kubby.But the movement's standard-bearer didn't escape unscathed: Steve Kubby was convicted of possessing two illegal substances found during the January 1999 search of his home.