Pot campaigner pleads guilty to charges

Former Da Kine Cafe owner Carol Gwilt surprised a Vancouver courtroom
yesterday when her lawyer entered a guilty plea on her behalf during a
B.C. Supreme Court sentencing hearing for separate, unrelated charges.

Gwilt pleaded guilty to one charge of trafficking marijuana and one
charge of possession of the proceeds of crime.

"I'm facing certain jail time with the charges that I have been
convicted on," Gwilt said.

"I believe full heartedly that I've been convicted on laws that are
unjust."

According to Gwilt, yesterday's guilty pleas will shorten what has
already been a lengthy and painful process.

"I had to get it over with the justice system in Canada they have
quite a bit of money to draw from and they are willing to prosecute me
to the fullest extent of the law," Gwilt said.

The charges stemmed from an arrest on Sept. 16, 2004 when police found
$11,000 cash and 400 grams of marijuana on Gwilt while she was driving
in her car with co-defendant, Michael Boudreau.

She will be sentenced for all offences in September.