Wolvi man grows marijuana crop in greenhouse

The man was arrested after a police raid discovered 25 plants at various stages of growth

A marijuana plant is seen at the BOL (Breath Of Life) Pharma greenhouse in the country's second-largest medical cannabis plantation, near Kfar Pines in northern Israel, on March 9, 2016. The recreational use of cannabis is illegal in the Jewish state, but for the past 10 years its therapeutic use has not only been permitted but also encouraged. Last year, doctors prescribed the herb to about 25,000 patients suffering from cancer, epilepsy, post-traumatic stress and degenerative diseases. The purpose is not to cure them but to alleviate their symptoms. Forbidden to export its cannabis plants, Israel is concentrating instead on marketing its agronomic, medical and technological expertise in the hope of becoming a world hub in the field. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

A WOLVI man has been placed on six months good behaviour after 25 marijuana plants were found growing in a greenhouse on his property.

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Pascal Olivier Lopez, 48, pleaded guilty to drug offences that arose from a police raid on his property in February.

Police found 25 cannabis plants ranging from 20cm to 1m high, as well as fertiliser used to grow the crop, and a water pipe.

A marijuana plant. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Gympie Magistrates Court heard on Monday that Lopez was not present at the time of the search but later admitted to police that he owned the drugs and utensils, which were for personal use to manage pain from a back injury.

He was sentenced to six months good behaviour with a $500 reconnaissance and no conviction was recorded.

A Southside teenager also faced Gympie Magistrate Court on Monday, and was sentenced to four months good behaviour for possessing meth and a pipe.

Dylan Jason Beighton, 19, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four months good behaviour with a $300 reconnaissance and no conviction was recorded.

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