A man found growing multiple “bush cannabis” plants in a hydroponic setup beneath his house did it for pain relief, a court has heard.
After two knee reconstructions, a quad bike crash that resulted in 14 broken ribs, a workplace accident and negative side effects from prescribed medication, Gary Donald Gleeson was suffering for considerable and ongoing pain.
Supreme Court Justice Tamara Jago said the 58-year-old was given the cannabis by his late step-mother, who was battling cancer, so he could make cannabis butter for her.
During a police search in 2020, officers found four cannabis seedlings, four plants and $6,000 cash in a wardrobe in a bedroom at Gleeson’s home.
“Police also found in various locations and within various containers, a little over four and a half kilograms of cannabis, some of which was cannabis bud and some of which was cannabis leaf and stem,” Jago said.
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