Dylan Rushby awaits sentencing over manufacturing controlled drugs
A southern suburbs landscaper and member of the cactus succulent society submitted to the court he feels ashamed after manufacturing drugs at his family home.
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A budding horticulturalist and member of the cactus succulent society has asked a court to not record a conviction after he was found manufacturing drugs in Adelaide’s south.
Dylan Rushby, 44, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrate Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to three counts of manufacturing a controlled drug.
The court heard police found DMT (Dimethyltryptamine), cannabis oil and magic mushrooms at Rushby’s home in October of last year, which he had manufactured “after a developed interest in psychedelic materials”.
“It was his developed interest in these areas that led him to branch out to the prohibited area, something for which he is deeply sorry,” Jon Lister, defence counsel for Rushby said.
“He accepts now that he shouldn’t have done it but it was his general interest.”
Rushby, who is also a qualified bee cultivator, submitted to the court “he could not believe the level of trouble he was in”.
The court heard, the cannabis oil was made in 2021 and had been left in solvent with the cannabis material in the bucket which Rushby said he had forgotten about.
In regard to the DMT, Rushby submitted he had interest in the natural plant based, psychedelic substances which allows the mind to be explored through broadening consciousness.
The substance is often used during religious ceremonies in South America, Mr Rushby was interested in exploring that.
The court also heard the DMT was detected in a slow cooker and glass jars on the property.
As for the magic mushrooms, Mr Lister submitted to the court that his client has experience in growing a large range of “lawful” mushrooms, but again made the decision to venture into the prohibited area.
Mr Lister asked the court to not impose a conviction against his client due to his ongoing landscaping business, who regularly works with retirement villages.
Rushby will be sentenced later this month.
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