FIRST CANNABIS CAFE?

Saskatoon Man Wants the Chance

SASKATOON -- A man has written to city hall asking for first crack at
a licence to open a cannabis cafe, which would serve marijuana-laced
foods, drinks, pills and smokes in a bakery-style setting.

"There would be tables to sit at and a bakery counter with glass
windows," explained Ken Sailor, adding his scheme would be dependent
on the federal government relaxing the laws prohibiting pot use.
"Inside would be baked goods like marijuana cookies, brownies, cakes
and other foods."

There would be a menu of available items and a listing of the grades
and strengths of the marijuana contained therein, including the
effects of the weed and where it was grown.

Sailor, a 48-year-old computer programmer, said he has visited similar
cafes in the Netherlands and wants to style his after the Dutch model.

Aside from giving people a safe, friendly place to light up, the cafe
would boost the local economy, Sailor said. "If we were to attract the
same amount of tourists here as they get in the Netherlands for the
same purpose, we would need more hotels ... and shopping venues."

Mayor Jim Maddin has called the idea interesting but said the city
won't license a cafe as long as pot is illegal.