Former crisps company executive grew cannabis plants in ‘gardening experiment’

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A former crisps company executive caught growing 39 cannabis plants without a licence “essentially for medicinal purposes” has been discharged from the case after meeting the sentencing judge’s conditions

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, a farmer and a former director of Keogh’s Crisps, grew in his greenhouse the plants which had a total combined value of €7,800.heard he grew the plants “out of some degree of curiosity in relation to them and in relation to curiosity concerning the medicinal benefits of cannabis”., Oldtown, Co Dublin, came forward on signed pleas of guilty for offences of unlawfully possessing cannabis and cultivating without a licence cannabis plants at his address on July 9, 2020.

Judge Greally said this was a very serious error in judgement on his behalf. She said the valuation was based on the plants reaching full maturity, something that is never guaranteed. She said last July that she proposed to impose a sentence of eight months imprisonment, but she would defer the sentence to Monday. She said if certain conditions were met, she would discharge Keogh forthwith from the charges under the provision of Section 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006.

Judge Greally said she would require Keogh to enter into a bond to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the adjourned period and to make a contribution of €200 to the Father Peter McVerry Trust.In July, Garda

 

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A former Gardai has been arrested for 13k of drugs .

Just imagine, cannabis flavoured crisps! 🤪

So when rich people do it it’s okay? Noted

He must have had the munchies!!

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