Pubdate: Mon, 13 Sep 2004
Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB)
Copyright: 2004 The Calgary Sun
Contact:  http://www.fyicalgary.com/calsun.shtml
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67
Author: Canadian Press
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)

POT CAFE PUTS UP TOKIN' RESISTANCE

VANCOUVER -- The pot business was smoking yesterday as hundreds dropped in 
to visit Da Kine cafe, raided last week for openly selling marijuana to 
customers. Owner Carol Gwilt said people were showing up to offer their 
support after Thursday's well-publicized police bust.

"People are coming out in droves to support us," said Gwilt, who spent 
Thursday night in jail and is charged with benefiting from the proceeds of 
crime.

Police -- some wearing balaclavas -- seized $63,000 in cash and 9.5 kg of 
marijuana from the shop Thursday.

Seven staff members were charged.

The casually-dressed, youngish crowd came in yesterday as much for the 
shop's notoriety as for the opportunity to buy high-grade marijuana for $10 
a gram.

Down the street from Da Kine, the pungent aroma of burning weed could be 
smelled as a threesome rolled joints and toked up.

A police squad car was parked a block away while another pulled into a side 
street, out of view.

"We know who the undercover officers are," said Lorne McLeod, a member of 
Da Kine's management team.
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