Wexford man caught growing cannabis worth over €6,000 is given suspended sentence

by gig1922

12 comments
  1. >He took full responsibility for the cannabis and explained that he planned to use it to make oil for treatment of anxiety.

    >The garda accepted that Kennedy was in pain, adding that there was nothing in the house to suggest he intended supplying others

    >The hearing was told that the accused had no previous conviction and that he came originally from Wales. Barrister Emmet Whitmore stated that his client was father of five and five times a grandfather.

    >He was being treated for PTSD, said counsel, and he was being investigated for possible bowel cancer.

    Disgusting use of our justice system on someone who’s sick and who just wants to grow some cannabis for themselves

  2. Who is ratting out people like this ? How did he even come to the attention of the Guards?

  3. Would the Government just give over and decriminalize this already for the love of fuck; it’s absolutely mind numbing that they continue with this 1950’s style prohibitionist outlook. Do they not have access to the Internet? Do they not see Canada, The US, Germany, Thailand or Holland and maybe think to themselves what an utter waste of time, resources and tax payers money this is.

  4. Who decides these ‘values’ anyway? They always seem over inflated to me.

  5. Awful crime, there couldn’t be anything worse than growing a harmless plant.
    Won’t somebody please think of the children.

  6. It’s probably 1 or 2 plants. Glad they caught him before he turned into the next Pablo Escobar.

  7. I hate weed, its caused immense damage to people I love. Its made my life very hard

    The Weed available to buy from drug dealers is dangerous and can ruin your life and the lives of people who love you. Im no scientist, but from 20 years of being in the middle of loved ones with this addiction im 90% sure the damage exacerbates or maybe triggers underlying mental health issues. The variable is the tendency for people with mental health issues to lean in it and self medicate with it. So it’s chicken and egg, but ive witnessed cannabis induced psychosis and its a very real danger.

    What I cant know for certain is the role of what is added or sprayed onto weed. Regulate it for the love of God, so carers can at least know where they stand and what they are dealing with to better help their loved ones.

    Weed can be an incredible tool to improve quality of life in many debilitating afflictions. Im all for it, we’ve all seen what it can do for Parkinsons patients and for pain relief, arthritis etc

    Weed can be a great time, im not all that against it. Free will, be educated and know the risks.

    Weed needs careful controlled regulation and it needs to happen urgently.

    Lastly its putting money in the hands of dangerous people. Buying it from a dealer supports and encourages slavery, violence and human trafficking across the globe.

    Tax it, Regulate it, control it.

  8. Well… I would say time to organise things in Woodie’s…

    February
    Begin preparing the ground for crops

    March
    Plant

    Improvise from that point onward

  9. The only thing he should’ve been given is 50 euro for 5 grams or so

  10. Man grows plants should never be a reason to find you in court

  11. In the meantime: we have three stores in our town being a front for organized drug market. No one cares.

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