He did break the law and was convicted of doing so.
Morally though I’d have to agree with him
He’s only a criminal if you follow the actual definition of that word.
But I don’t think what he did caused any harm and if other people were allowed to do the same at home, we’d be better off.
I don’t touch the stuff myself,but fair to that man i hope he enjoys every spliff
Germany is in the process of legalising cannabis use. The most populous country in The EU and the biggest economy. Hopefully we won’t be at this daftness in Ireland for much longer. This old man was hurting no one. Just growing a few plants for fuck sake.
the real crime is the blatant waste of taxpayer money criminalizing a relatively harmless plant.
“The Irony of It All” by The Streets is all I think about when I see these things
He’s 100% right
JAIL FOR THE OLD JUNKIES
Put his face on a bank note. Love how he basically told the judge to go fuck himself. That shower are the main reason that the country is awash with absolute scumbags who give zero fucks about the rest of us .
Every seventy year old should smoke cannabis for pain relief. Get a movement going. They can’t put them all in jail.
Dude. Forty plants? For personal use? Even if he had six seedlings, six in veg, and six in flower, he’d have less than half that and be producing more bud than any normal person could consume. Something smells and it’s not the weed.
That said, LEGALIZE IT.
Who is the dryballs in Skibbereen ratting out an old man for such a nothing “offence”?
I mean, he broke the law so he’s a criminal by definition. That doesn’t mean he’s wrong though.
He’s looking good for 73
He’s no criminal. System is a joke.
Was in new york a few weeks ago where its legal. Really sets in how ludicrous prohibition is.
Also it’s shocking that we give drug gangs tens of millions every year for production and distribution.
The thing i find mental about cannabis prohibition is that driving this fairly innocuous substance onto the the black market actually encourages the rise of harmful crime (and by that i mean gang related crime, violence,extortion, intimidation) it actively causes the problem the guards are claiming they want to stop for the benefit of society. Like this oul geezer minding his own business doing his own thing, what meaningful harm can he be said to be doing to anyone and yet he’s considered a criminal. Makes absolutely no sense to me, can anyone in favour of the current status quo please point out what I’m missing?
It’s a bunch of oul pearl clutching biddies, the grey vote that is holding back drug law reform. I’d say to them that it was once illegal to practice Catholicism in this country. Just cos something is a law doesn’t make it correct. And just cos I refuse to follow unjust laws doesn’t make me an immoral or bad person
Disgraceful treatment of an old man. The Guards are worse to be chasing down the likes of him but, then again, we all know they love an easy target.
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I guess it depends on how you define criminal.
He did break the law and was convicted of doing so.
Morally though I’d have to agree with him
He’s only a criminal if you follow the actual definition of that word.
But I don’t think what he did caused any harm and if other people were allowed to do the same at home, we’d be better off.
I don’t touch the stuff myself,but fair to that man i hope he enjoys every spliff
Germany is in the process of legalising cannabis use. The most populous country in The EU and the biggest economy. Hopefully we won’t be at this daftness in Ireland for much longer. This old man was hurting no one. Just growing a few plants for fuck sake.
the real crime is the blatant waste of taxpayer money criminalizing a relatively harmless plant.
“The Irony of It All” by The Streets is all I think about when I see these things
He’s 100% right
JAIL FOR THE OLD JUNKIES
Put his face on a bank note. Love how he basically told the judge to go fuck himself. That shower are the main reason that the country is awash with absolute scumbags who give zero fucks about the rest of us .
Every seventy year old should smoke cannabis for pain relief. Get a movement going. They can’t put them all in jail.
Dude. Forty plants? For personal use? Even if he had six seedlings, six in veg, and six in flower, he’d have less than half that and be producing more bud than any normal person could consume. Something smells and it’s not the weed.
That said, LEGALIZE IT.
Who is the dryballs in Skibbereen ratting out an old man for such a nothing “offence”?
I mean, he broke the law so he’s a criminal by definition. That doesn’t mean he’s wrong though.
He’s looking good for 73
He’s no criminal. System is a joke.
Was in new york a few weeks ago where its legal. Really sets in how ludicrous prohibition is.
Also it’s shocking that we give drug gangs tens of millions every year for production and distribution.
The thing i find mental about cannabis prohibition is that driving this fairly innocuous substance onto the the black market actually encourages the rise of harmful crime (and by that i mean gang related crime, violence,extortion, intimidation) it actively causes the problem the guards are claiming they want to stop for the benefit of society. Like this oul geezer minding his own business doing his own thing, what meaningful harm can he be said to be doing to anyone and yet he’s considered a criminal. Makes absolutely no sense to me, can anyone in favour of the current status quo please point out what I’m missing?
It’s a bunch of oul pearl clutching biddies, the grey vote that is holding back drug law reform. I’d say to them that it was once illegal to practice Catholicism in this country. Just cos something is a law doesn’t make it correct. And just cos I refuse to follow unjust laws doesn’t make me an immoral or bad person
Disgraceful treatment of an old man. The Guards are worse to be chasing down the likes of him but, then again, we all know they love an easy target.
A boss.