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Australia: 700 cannabis plants for personal use? Unlikely says judge

Brisbane Times

Tuesday 04 Sep 2012

A man caught with 12kg of marijuana and more than 700 marijuana plants has been sent to jail after a judge rejected his claim it was all for personal use.

Police raided the home of Douglas Albert Markholm, 46, in Euleilah, north of Bundaberg in central Queensland, late last year and discovered 720 marijuana plants growing and 12kg of the harvested drug hidden around the property.

Yesterday, he faced Bundaberg District Court and pleaded guilty to producing and possessing dangerous drugs.

Defence barrister Lars Falcongreen said Markholm, who is profoundly deaf, suffered from chronic pain as a result of several injuries from falls and crashes in the past, which had left him with a crushed nerve and several shattered bones and the "large crop ... was for personal use".

But Judge Brad Farr SC said he was not convinced before sentencing Markholm to 18 months' jail, which would be suspended for two years after he served three months in custody.

Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/700-cannabis-plants-for-personal-use-unlikely-says-judge-20120905-25d9v.html#ixzz25ZvJLe9o

 

 

 

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