CANNABIS CAFE LOOKING TO SELL POT

SAINT JOHN -- The Cannabis Cafe in Saint John may be the first outlet
in Canada to sell pot over the counter.

According to an article in the September issue of Rolling Stone
magazine, cafe owner Jim Wood says he plans on selling marijuana to
anyone with a doctor's note. Police say that's just a pipe dream.

The article asks the question: "Will Canada become the most stoned
country on Earth?" and looks to Saint John for answers.

Jim Wood tells the magazine he plans to take the final, most
controversial step for Canada's marijuana movement - selling pot over
the counter.

According to Rolling Stone, Wood says he believes he has the right to
sell the drug, thanks to a loophole in Canada's medical-marijuana laws.

Sergeant Kim Philips, head of street crime unit for the Saint John
police department, says Wood should do some more reseach.

"Mr. Wood, or any other citizen of Canada, would and should be held in
contradiction of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, if in fact
they were to sell marijuana to anyone. There's no provisions there
that I'm aware of that permits that to take place. If Mr. Wood or any
other citizen of Saint John were to be selling or trafficking in
marijuana, we would be laying the appropriate charges."

Wood is quoted as saying that buyers will need a note from a real
doctor, but it can be for any medical condition. "Dandruff would
work," Wood tells Rolling Stone, "if you felt that eating or smoking
pot - or maybe even rubbing it in your hair would help, you're more
than free to do it as far as I'm concerned."

Wood declines to comment on the article. He says he will be making an
announcement about his plans sometime this week.