VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Hey, man, where was this place back in the '60s college days when we needed it?

A marijuana-friendly cafe right in the heart of downtown Vancouver? You must be high.

Actually, no. A visit to the New Amsterdam Cafe and Cannabis Shop confirmed what we had been hearing - such a place does exist.

It's owned by a guy named Marc Emery, who was busted for selling marijuana seeds years ago and is now turning his enterprise into a political cause.

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