Zilos

VANCOUVER (CP) -- The owner of a now-closed smoke and beverage cafe wants a jury trial for several charges she faces relating to the sale of Marijuana.

Carol Gwilt said Tuesday she wants to be judged before her peers on the issues.

"Because most of the people in this country want cannabis to be legal as I do," Gwilt told reporters outside provincial court.

She said she doesn't see a problem with finding a like-minded jury.

"Well, I had 14,000 people in my store in less than two weeks, so I think I can get 12 people at the court."

Zilos-note: Its Vancouver aka Vansterdam! Finding 12 people will be a breeze, even the mayor wants pot legalized.

Vancouver police raided the Da Kine cafe on Vancouver's trendy Commercial Drive in September after media coverage of the shop.

Gwilt is charged with trafficking Marijuana and benefiting from the proceeds of crime.

She also faces charges of breaking her bail conditions when police arrested her a week after the initial raid.

Zilos-note: Definitely brave! While on bail she was busted with a couple kilos of pot in her car, thank god its Canada!

She spent almost a month in jail after a second arrest before being released on a promise not to contact her co-accused in the case.

Those seven co-accused are the cafe's former employees and they have been charged with trafficking Marijuana.

Police said at the time the cafe was doing about $30,000 a day in business, a claim disputed by Gwilt.

The cafe has since been closed and Gwilt gave up the business licence while she was being held in jail.

A volunteer worker at the cafe said at the time the shop was closed because of pressure from the media, police and community.

No trial date has been set.

Gwilt and her co-accused will be back in provincial court to confirm court dates Dec. 16.

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