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UK: Man spared jail after admitting growing cannabis

Bristol Evening Post

Saturday 14 Apr 2012

A MAN growing cannabis plants in his home opened the front door to two policeman and told them: "They're upstairs", a court heard.

Paul Barnard was found cultivating 21 plants having turned part of his home over to the illicit crop.

The 38-year-old of Eastover Road, High Littleton, pleaded guilty to producing a Class B drug.

Judge Michael Roach imposed a six month jail term, suspended for a year, with a three-month curfew in which Barnard must stay at home from 9pm to 9am.

He told Barnard: "Anyone who reads the medical report about you realises the utter devastation drug addiction causes anybody."

Rosie Walsh, prosecuting, said two officers called on Barnard's home in December last year. He immediately referred them to his illegal plants.

She said: "The defendant was arrested for producing a controlled drug and was compliant. He was interviewed and admitted producing the drug to supply a few friends and for personal use. He admitted some financial gain and alluded to getting money for Christmas."

Miss Walsh said it was Barnard's second cannabis crop and had an estimated yield of 1.71 kg, with a value calculated at £8,347.45.

Peter Middleton, a forensic scientist, concluded the growing operation was one in which the grower was aware of what he was doing and was producing healthy plants.

Anna Midgley, defending, said her client had health difficulties borne from intravenous drug use.

She said: "There was a limited degree of financial benefit and it was largely to provide cannabis for personal use. Some of it was divided up amongst other people."

Miss Midgley said her client had not offended in the past five years, was no longer using drugs intravenously and had stable accommodation. She said immediate prison would lose her client his accommodation and cause a risk of re-offending.

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