Ronald Francis Greenland, who had his skull cracked open during an assault, says he is reliant on cannabis to sleep at night

Gatton Court has heard how this Lockyer man requires a cone each night to curb his nightmares.

He had a “substantial proportion” of chopped cannabis, weighing 29.5g. Picture: iStock

If Ronald Francis Greenland doesn’t smoke a cone before bed, he wakes up with extreme nightmares.

The 50-year-old, who grew his own marijuana plants for personal use, has told how he was victim of a coward punch that left his head cracked open.

For a lengthy period of time, he has grown his own plants in a hydroponic grow house at his Kensington Grove property.

When police raided his home on April 20, Greenland told them he can “no longer function without cannabis” and will now be “required to buy some”.

“If I don’t have at least one cone of marijuana at night, I have constant nightmares,” he said in the Gatton Magistrates Court.

Police prosecutor sergeant Tim Hutton told the court on May 24, that two plants about 80cm in height and width, along with growing equipment were seized from a granny flat at a Kensington Grove home.

He had a “substantial proportion” of chopped cannabis, weighing 29.5g, along with a grinder and homemade pipes that showed evidence of being used.

Sergeant Hutton said Greenland’s son and defacto lived in the main house while the defendant lived in a self-contained granny flat at the rear of the property.

During the search, Greenland directed police attention to his set up where they found watering equipment, hoses, electric fans and heat lamps.

Greenland, who represented himself in court, said he had visited the doctor after the raid to get a prescription for medicinal marijuana.

“I hate having to do it (smoke cones),” Greenland said.

He pleaded guilty to possessing utensils or pipes that had been used, possessing, and producing dangerous drugs and possessing anything used in a crime.

Magistrate Peter Saggers told Greenland he should seek medical advice.

He was fined $900 and a conviction was not recorded.