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Man tells magistrate he boils and drinks ganja for asthma

Mar 14, 2019 News

A man was sentenced to five months’ imprisonment, yesterday, after he pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
The man, Bernard Britton, 45, was arraigned before Magistrate Esther Sam in the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court. The charge read that on Sunday August 19, 2018 Britton at his Adventure Sands Home, Essequibo Coast, he had in his possession 40 grams of Cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
The man told the magistrate that he was very sorry. He went on to say to the magistrate, ‘The drugs is me own, but a does boil it and drink it for asthma.’
Since the street value of cannabis was determined to be $20,000, the accused was fined $30,000. He was also sentenced to five months’ imprisonment by Magistrate Sam. The magistrate pointed out that she did not impose the statutory penalty, since the defendant was remorseful and had no previous convictions.
She also noted that the man’s age was taken into account.

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