MARIJUANA ADVOCATE BATTLES FOR BUSINESS LICENCE

Tim Felger says he'll open his bookstore/political office, called Da
Kine, in downtown Abbotsford whether he receives a business licence
from the city or not.

Since he first applied for a business licence in the summer of 2005,
Felger says he has been the subject of 170 building and bylaw
inspections, 24 fire inspections and more than 100 police visits.

"I'm not only being singled out, but [City of Abbotsford officials]
are violating my freedom of expression," said Felger, a long-time
marijuana advocate.

He says he was told by the city's secondary suite bylaw officer that
he would be getting his business licence last week. Instead, he has
received a warning about the signs in his building's windows.

"He said I was approved; they printed it all up. The business licence
was for Tim Felger's political office and bookstore, doing business as
Da Kine, then they retracted it," Felger said.

As for the signs he has in his windows, which list anti-prohibition
ideas, facts and research, Felger said he has the right to present
information, especially the kind that differs from the anti-harm
reduction and pro-prohibition "propaganda" he says is readily
available in Abbotsford and the valley.