Charles Nichols from Norfolk, England, admitted cannabis production but insisted they were for his own use for pain relief.
Nichols, 67, and his wife were charged with production of cannabis and illegally abstracting electricity between January 2017 and February 2018.
Nichols' age was taken into account and he was given a two-year jail sentence, suspended for two years. His wife received a not guilty verdict. Also in the United Kingdom, a police drone led officers to a large cannabis factory in Sixmilecross, County Tyrone, in Northern Ireland. A sophisticated operation spread across two houses was discovered earlier this month, according toUnlike in some states in the U.S., cannabis is illegal to possess, grow, distribute, sell or grow in the U.K. and those breaking the law can get a maximum of five years in prison, an unlimited fine, or both.
In the U.S., the Surgeon General Jerome Adams has warned about the growing strength of cannabis, and the higher concentration of its key ingredient THC, in recreational marijuana products sold in states such as Colorado, Washington, California and Massachusetts.
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