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UK: Britain's second cannabis cafe under threat

Ananova

Tuesday 02 Apr 2002

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Britain's second cannabis cafe is being threatened with closure just a day
after it opened.

Dutch Experience 2 opened in an old warehouse unit on an industrial estate
in Bournemouth on April 1.

However, the agent for the property's landlady says the cafe's owner James
Ward faces eviction but Mr Ward says he hasn't received an eviction notice.

Agent Stuart Lees, of Bullock and Lees, told the Daily Echo: "He shouldn't
be there and he won't be there much longer. He is going to be removed. It
is all illegal."

Four men from Greater Manchester were arrested and released on bail without
charge last week after a police raid at the premises.

A Dorset Police spokesman says the men were questioned about offences
relating to criminal damage and the Misuse of Drugs Act.

The Amsterdam-style coffee shop is only open to over 18s. Alcohol and hard
drugs are banned. It follows the UK's first cannabis cafe, which opened and
immediately closed down in Stockport.

While the police spokesman says the premises will be monitored, he wouldn't
comment on specific operations.

 

 

 

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