effective for treatment of hypertension and would allow him to travel briefly without medical marijuana, it does not allow him to have an acceptable quality of life, Kubby said. "Please help me squash this deceptive and dangerous misrepresentation of my true feeling on this matter by the ONDCP," Kubby wrote. "It just shows how desperate they are that they must mislead people in this way. And just so there is no question about this, let me be clear: Whole cannabis is not only the best medicine for me, it is the only medicine that has kept me alive during the 32 years that I have continued to live, in relatively good health, despite a terminal diagnosis of malignant pheochromocytoma." Political positions Kubby was a strong supporter of the United States Constitution and civil liberties. He advocated for legal abortion, gay rights, gun rights, a non-interventionist foreign policy, immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from the war in Iraq, open borders, and the elimination of federal individual income tax. He was opposed to most governmental regulations, programs, and federal subsidies. He also opposes the War on drugs, Patriot Act and the Military Commissions Act. During a 2009 interview with a New Jersey newspaper, he criticized the health care plan presented by President Barack Obama, saying: "Obama is ready to spend trillions of dollars to create a government health program. I have a far simpler plan that will genuinely help patients and save them and the government all those trillions of dollars: reschedule marijuana to reflect reality and authorize its use for medical purposes." See also Gonzales v. Raich Health issues and the effects of cannabis Cannabis legalization in Canada Ed Rosenthal Peter McWilliams References External links Personal/Family Web Site Campaign profile at Project Vote Smart Presidential campaign FEC disclosure report American Medical Marijuana Association website Editorial: Steve Kubby IS a Refugee Long Los Angeles Times article on 2006 arrest, incarceration. 2006 Wikinews article on medical dangers Steve Kubby facing in jail. 1946 births 2022 deaths 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American politicians 2008 United States vice-presidential candidates Activists from California American cannabis activists American male non-fiction writers American political writers California Libertarians Candidates in the 2008 United States presidential election Non-interventionism Politicians from El Paso, Texas Writers from California