CANNABIS rebels have until Monday to leave the industrial unit they have set up a cafe in after an eviction order was made by a county court judge yesterday.

The cafe, at Station Approach, off Ashley Road, Boscombe, has been operating as the Ganja Land cafe since April 1, when it opened, briefly attaining national notoriety.

Bullock and Lees, agent for the owner of the industrial unit where James Ward set up the cafe, has always maintained he has no right to be there.

Mr Ward always claimed he had verbal permission from the agent but this was denied and the court decided in favour of Bullock and Lees.

The possession order became effective immediately but the agent has decided to give the cafe proprietors and staff until Monday to leave.

Mr Ward told the Echo before the cafe opened that his venture was part of the Netherlands-based Dutch Experience empire. The group already runs a similar cafe in Stockport which has opened again and again after police raids.

The Boscombe cafe has been open most days since police acted on April 24 and seven arrests were made for drugs-related offences.

The cafe was recently featured on BBC2's Money Programme.

Nobody from Bullock and Lees was available for comment yesterday.

Mr Ward is due to appear before Bournemouth Magis-trates on June 26, charged with allowing premises to be used for administering or using cannabis.