Mature cannabis plants found by police in Scunthorpe man's home
POLICE found four mature cannabis plants in a room of a home of a Scunthorpe man.
Grimsby Crown Court heard officers spotted a glow from a room in the home of John Goldsworthy 32, of Derwent Road. He admitted growing the cannabis plants on August 12.
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Judge David Tremberg
Prosecutor Mark Kendall said police found the room lined with foil and lighting equipment and there were four cannabis plants being cultivated.
In mitigation for Goldsworthy, Craig Lowe said his client had only grown them for his own use.
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Sentencing him to a 12-month community order with supervision by Humberside Probation, Judge David Tremberg said the potential yield of the plants was significant.
He warned Goldsworthy: "You do this again and you will be locked up."
Comments
by alan_hobday
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 10:58AM
“I agree with gcmercier: that this is a complete waste of police time and resources. I wonder what the new PCC thinks of this? The police would rather go after soft targets like Mr Goldsworthy than go out and arrest violent criminal, paedophiles and muggers as it is an easy way to make it look like they are "doing something".
87% of people now support cannabis legalisation. Source: http://tinyurl.com/c7qn3bb and still David Cameron fails to act.”
by Pawel_Si
Monday, December 10 2012, 10:36PM
“Another judge working to defend organised crime's monopoly on cannabis. Way to go Britain, way to go...”
by SourAlienOG
Monday, December 10 2012, 9:23PM
“''He warned Goldsworthy: "You do this again and you will be locked up."''
Throw him in jail? Why? To save him from himself? In jail drugs are easy to obtain anyway. They are imported and smuggled, distributed and sold. In jail.
By growing his own, he avoided giving his money to dealers, depriving them of income. This is a good thing, and should be encouraged. But too many backwards thinking idiots run the country and live in it. Shouting DRUGS ARE BAD, as they smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol and pop aspirin for the following headache, the hypocrisy is amazing.
Prohibition does NOT work, it does nothing to reduce harm and associated crime, in fact its creating it. Its not a war on drugs, its a war on people. Do NOT support it. Its a dangerous economically draining fail, only kept alive to because of the money the prohibition infrastructure makes. Cannabis is NOT illegal because it gets people high.”
by DavyBurns
Monday, December 10 2012, 8:29PM
“Well I certainly don't feel any safer because this man was dragged through the court system because he grew 4 plants..... does anyone? What a waste of taxpayers money all in order to persecute someone who grew 4 plants in his own home for his own use.”
by gcmercier
Monday, December 10 2012, 8:16PM
“What a total waste of the police's and the court's time and resources. Rather than have the courage to chase real criminals who have victims, they chase this poor guy growing plants in his private residence. And his consumption of cannabis has no effect whatsoever on anybody else. A totally victimless activity. There's a recession going on with major cuts in essential services, yet the police and courts waste our taxes chasing cannabis consumers. What a waste.”
by Aiyne
Monday, December 10 2012, 7:53PM
“Surprise surprise, another innocent man threatened and labeled a criminal for growing some plants in his room. This country is a joke.”