More than £1,600 worth of drugs found during raid on Scunthorpe man's home
Police found cannabis worth more than £1,600 after raiding a man's home, a court heard.
John McClintock, 33, of Woodcross Avenue, Scunthorpe, admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply, supplying cannabis and producing the drug.
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Mark Kendall, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that police searched McClintock's then home in Grange Lane North, Scunthorpe, on October 28.
He handed over a plastic container of cannabis, a grinder and 18.8g of cannabis in five £100 deals.
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In a bedroom was a tent containing a single cannabis plant, a fan and a lamp, said Mr Kendall.
A shoe box containing 80g of cannabis, valued at £440, was found in the kitchen, along with £425 cash. Another box, containing 140g of cannabis, was found in a fridge.
The total value of the cannabis found was £1,631, said Mr Kendall.
Richard Hackfath, mitigating, said McClintock pleaded guilty, made admissions and regretted his behaviour.
McClintock was given a four-month suspended prison sentence, 200 hours' unpaid work and was ordered to pay £500 costs.
Comments
by Focusonpeace
Tuesday, August 07 2012, 6:56PM
“GW pharma grow thousands of cannabis plants in Kent, the home office granted them a licence. So as our government say ' no medicinal value in cannabis ' (which is a lie) they have allowed GW pharma to grow it for medicine. Its not cannabis based medicine, its pure cannabis oils extracted from the flower buds. It gets you high, at 51% THC it would. 'Sativex' is basically liquid cannabis. So when GW pharma grow it, its safe effective medicine with little side effects apart from the 'euphoric mood'. Weird how as soon as a civilian grows the exact same plants, they are criminals producing highly toxic evil psychosis inducing devil weeds. It doesn't make sense, the law needs to change and focus all efforts to prevention and therapy, its not just more effective and cheaper than prohibition, its more humane. Prohibition does nothing to reduce cannabis use, and in fact creates more danger than the cannabis itself. Cannabis is not harmless, but to put it in perspective its safer than alcohol and tobacco by FAR. Hey i got an idea, sweets and fatty foods are far from harmless, so lets prohibit snacks and jail unhealthy eaters? Prohibition is not a magic trick and cannabis wont simply disappear because its illegal. Humans have been using this medicine for over 5000 years, what makes you think some pathetic unjust policy would stop them now? Prohibition of alcohol in the States taught us a lot!
Just say NO to prohibition for a safer future.”
by Canna_truth
Tuesday, August 07 2012, 5:42PM
“Mark Kendall, you are branded, for life. You will carry this mark to your grave....
"In other news, GW Pharma report that the skunk harvest went better than expected, 3rd quarter growth is expected to bring profits to obscene levels... mwhahahahaha!"
This country stinks. The crown prosecution service stinks. Home office stinks.
Bail out the bankers and brand the green folks - this is Britain. Stinks.”
by miz234
Tuesday, August 07 2012, 5:37PM
“Cannabis remains illegal whist it is clear that by any measure, it is far less harmful than alcohol (http://tinyurl.com/cjf4mdc).
When will the government realise it is a waste of money and time to have it illegal. We need a method of legalisation and regulation. To keep it out of organised crime and away from kids. prohibition doesn't work. It never has.”
by PoetPeter
Tuesday, August 07 2012, 5:29PM
“End the prohibition of cannabis. Get the dealers off the streets.
Permit doctors to prescribe one of the safest and most effective medicines known to science.
Introduce a regulated system of supply through licensed outlets to adults only which the evidence proves will minimise all health and social harms.
Pull the rug from under organised crime.
Cannabis Law Reform (CLEAR) published independent, expert research in September 2011 which shows that a tax and regulate policy on cannabis would produce a net gain to the UK economy of up to £9.3 billion per annum.
Cannabis remains prohibited at enormous cost to Britain because of inaccurate and scaremongering press coverage, cowardly politicians and the unlawful monopoly of medicinal cannabis granted to GW Pharmaceuticals.
Go to the CLEAR website for the truth about cannabis.”