A DISABLED man was given a two-year conditional discharge after claiming he only smoked cannabis to ease pain.
Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard that former railman Antony Green
was seen carrying tubs of cannabis plants near his home in St Michael's
Avenue, Bilborough.
Green, 50, admitted possessing six cannabis plants on May 23 last
year. They will be destroyed and he was ordered to pay £85 prosecution
costs as well as a £15 Government surcharge.
He drove into the courtroom on a Shopmobility scooter with a walking
stick hooked on the back. He was allowed to sit nearer the front of the
room after saying he suffered from tinnitus.
Lianne Summers, in mitigation, handed in a statement from Green's
doctor, outlining medical problems. She said his marriage had broken up
and he was living alone.
He "had to endure a lengthy court case" to get Disability Living
Allowance, which was now being paid. In 2012, he was given a police
caution for producing cannabis.
Miss Summers said: "It helps ease the pain of his condition. He is on
very strong painkillers but they do not help with his medical
condition.
"The doctor recognises Mr Green has smoked cannabis to assist. He does smoke when the pain becomes too much."
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