CAFE DROPS CANNABIS FROM MENU

The owner of the Vancouver cafe that has been openly selling pot for
months said Friday the stakes in the ongoing game of cat and mouse
with police have become too high.

Carol Gwilt says the cafe on Vancouver's trendy Commercial Drive will
stop selling marijuana.

"I'm directing my staff at the Da Kine Smoke Shop to stop selling
cannabis," Gwilt said in a statement read by lawyer Jason Gratl
outside Vancouver provincial court.

Gwilt was arrested Thursday on a charge of breaching bail
conditions.

She vowed to continue their fight in the courts. Gwilt remains in
custody until a bail hearing on Monday.

The cafe caught the attention of police after media reports of
over-the-counter sales of marijuana.

Police raided the shop on Sept. 9 and arrested Gwilt and seven
employees on charges of possessing marijuana for the purpose of
trafficking.

During the raid, officers seized $63,000, another $1,700 US, nine
kilograms of marijuana, some hashish and 300 cookies baked with hash
or marijuana, officials said.

At one 90-minute period during their surveillance, police claim they
saw 230 customers.