A man who opened an Amsterdam-style coffee shop to sell cannabis as medicine for seriously ill people has been found guilty of drugs offences.
Colin Davies was charged after opening the Dutch Experience cafe in Stockport last year.
The 44-year-old claimed the shop's purpose was to supply cannabis to those who needed the class B drug for medicinal purposes - an idea he had after visiting coffee shops in Holland.
He was arrested after smoking a joint during a police raid on the shop's opening day more than a year ago on September 15th, Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
Davies was found guilty of three counts of possessing a Class B drug with intent to supply, of supplying a Class B drug, of being involved in the importation of cannabis and also for permitting premises to be used for the smoking of the drug.
A jury of seven men and five women took just over five hours to reach their verdicts on Davies who had denied all charges.
PA