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UK: Cannabis cafe opens for business
The BBC
Monday 01 Apr 2002 The owner of a 'cannabis cafe' in Boscombe near Bournemouth says he's determined to open his doors today despite police threats to close him down. Jimmy Ward wants to open and sell organic marijuana over the counter in a Dutch-style cafe. The Drugs Advisory Council has recommended that cannabis be reduced from a Class B drug, to a Class C drug. The punishment for carrying or using a class C drug is less, though prison is still an option for the authorities. The government has yet to make the actual change in the class of cannabis, and the drug still carries the significant penalties of a Class B substance. Jimmy Ward is determined the cafe will open today, but Dorset police say they are equally determined to stamp out any illegal activity they see occurring. Boscombe is one of the worst drugs blackspots in the south of England. Anti-drugs groups like Bournemouth based charity 'The Drug Action Team' are concerned about the plans. They feel the cafe will undermine their work and the location of the cafe will damage Boscombe's image.
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