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UK: New twist in cannabis cafe plan for Dundee
James Rougvie The Dundee Courier
Wednesday 21 Nov 2001 THE PROSPECT of a cannabis cafe opening in Dundee in the near future may have been snuffed out yesterday after a lightning police raid on a similar venture in Stockport, Greater Manchester, during which 12 people were arrested and large amounts of cash and cannabis seized. The Dutch Experience cafe in Stockport, which openly flouted the law, had survived a previous bust but Superintendent Michael Crawshaw said last night, "It would be unwise for anyone to make the assumption that flagrant defiance of the law is or ever will be tolerated." It is understood that in the wake of the raid the premises have now been closed and attempts to contact the owner last night were unsuccessful. The Dutch Experience was set up by cannabis campaigner Colin Davies, a founder of the Medical Marijuana Co-operative, and was intended to separate soft drugs from the hard variety, while providing the proceeds from the use of cannabis on the premises to people in medical need of pain relief. It opened as the first-ever cannabis cafe in the UK in October and boasted the best quality cannabis while queues formed at its doors each day. Recently, the Medical Marijuana Co-operative's Scottish branch posted details on the internet of plans to establish a cannabis cafe in Dundee after the new year and, although the name of the man who was taking forward the plans has remained confidential, it was understood a site in the city had been identified. The proposals met with a qualified nod from Dundee MSPs Kate Maclean and John McAllion, who said that they were comfortable about such a plan if the law was relaxed, although Mr McAllion was adamant that a Dundee outlet could not open at present because it was against the law and was a non-starter in that respect. A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said there had been a number of complaints from the public about the Dutch Experience cafe, and a raid had been mounted after midday yesterday. The spokesperson revealed that of the 11 men and one woman arrested, two were detained on suspicion of involvement in management of the premises and one for possession of drugs with the intent to supply and suspicion of being involved in the premises' management. "Nine people have been arrested for possession of a controlled drug. A large quantity of cash and cannabis prepared for sale was also recovered."
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