Colin Davis found guilty

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Colin Davis found guilty - Dutch Experience raided

 

 

Colin Davis, the founder of the UK's first cannabis coffeeshop in Stockport was sentenced today (Thursday 3rd October), nearly a year after the shop was raided by Greater Manchester police

 

Colin was given various sentences up to a max of 2 years for the offences the jury found him guilty of yesterday (to run 'concurrently). the heaviest sentences for November 20th offences because he'd carried on after the September busts

 

Also 12 months each (also to run 'concurrently') for the PERJURY and POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO SUPPLY charges from July of this year, which he pleaded guilty to this morning,

 

But the two groups of sentences to run consecutively, so a total of 3 years.

 

The packed public gallery were shocked into a stunned silence by the severity of the sentences.

 

There is a possibility of an appeal against the sentences but that will probably take months.

 

We think Colin will be back in Strangeways for now but will probably be moved to another (hopefully better) prison fairly soon now he has been convicted.

 

Colin Senior was also in court to face Perjury charges - he pleaded not guilty and the Crown decided it wasn't in the public interest to go ahead.

 

Colin was found guilty of three counts of possessing a Class B drug with intent to supply at Manchester's Minshull Crown Court, also of supplying a Class B drug and of being involved in the importation of cannabis.

 

He was also convicted of permitting the 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.

 

Shortly after the sentences were passed, around 50 police raided the cafe.

 

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