Irish Defence: Tomato plants miraculously converted themselves into cannabis plants

A man whose tomato plants “miraculously converted themselves” into cannabis plants has been given an eight-month sentence, suspended for two years, on condition he grows no more illegal drugs.

Father of five Daniel Johnson (34), of Garryglass, Cahersiveen, pleaded guilty at the February sitting of Cahersiveen District Court to two counts – of unlawfully cultivating cannabis and unlawfully possessing cannabis on September 18th, 2013.

Mr Johnson claimed that when he moved into a rented property in south Kerry there was a polytunnel some fields away from the house with a tomato plant growing in it. He got compost and potted up seedlings from the tomato plant and began watering the “seedlings”.

However, no tomato was ever produced and a strange smell began to emanate from the tunnel as the plant grew and began sprouting leaves that were not quite the same as tomato leaves.

The “tomato plants” that were growing...

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