However, the judge said to the accused, “You have one thing wrong. You have a view cannabis should be legalised.”
A horticulture student who believes cannabis should be legalised has avoided jail for having a fully operational grow-tent at his home where he was cultivating over €8,000 worth of cannabis.
Ciaran O’Donovan of 27 Wycherly Terrace, College Road, Cork, pleaded guilty to being in possession of the cannabis for his own use and cultivating the drug.
Judge Olann Kelleher said that the probation report on the accused was very favourable towards him.
However, the judge said to the accused, “You have one thing wrong. You have a view cannabis should be legalised.”
The judge said the defendant’s view on this issue did not matter but what did matter is that he had to recognise what the law is on it. And as it is the judge said he had to take it as a serious matter.
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