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CANNABIS user David Parker grew more than 50 plants which he claimed he would have mixed with butter and eaten.
The 27-year-old claimed he grew the drug for pain relief, saying he would smoke some but turn the rest into 'cannabutter' to use when cooking.
Parker pleaded guilty to producing cannabis but denied he would have sold any of the drug. However, that was not accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service and a trial of issue was held at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court today.
The judge found the defendant would have sold some of the crop but accepted some was for personal use.
Police discovered the cannabis factory after raiding the defendant's home in Sutherland Road, Longton, on April 11 last year.
Prosecutor Philip Brunt said officers found sophisticated growing operations in both upstairs bedrooms. Eight cannabis plants were recovered from the front bedroom and 47 were found in the back...
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