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More Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes on the menu
Ananova
Wednesday 21 Nov 2001 The arrest of the owner of Britain's first cannabis cafe is unlikely to deter others from opening similar Amsterdam-style coffee shops. Colin Davies, who runs the Dutch Experience in Stockport, has been charged with a number of drug- related offences including permitting premises to be used for the smoking of cannabis. But Mark Gibson, who is aiming to set up a cannabis cafe in Carlisle, says the police raid doesn't change anything. He told Ananova: "You can expect no more. It won't break our spirit." Mr Gibson is one of a number of people planning cafes in Cumbria, Devon, Sussex and Dundee. Before Tuesday's raid he said police were likely to "use discretion" when dealing with them. Before his arrest, Mr Davies told Ananova such cafes could become widespread. "I can foresee there being a hundred of these places in the next year or so," he said. However, a Home Office spokesman said: "Cannabis will still remain a controlled drug for both possession and supply." And a spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers said: "The decision as to whether such cannabis cafes would be introduced in Britain is a matter for Government." DrugScope, a charity that has just compiled a report for the Home Affairs Select Committee Inquiry into drug laws, has looked at the system of licensed cafes in Amsterdam. A spokesman for the charity says it has advantages and disadvantages which would need to be further examined.
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