By FELICITY ROSS – Taranaki Daily News
A New Plymouth man convicted of drug possession has been ordered to help fund a DVD on the dangers of smoking cannabis.
In the New Plymouth District Court yesterday, Reuben William Wade, 25, was ordered to pay $1500 to Waves towards the production of a Youth Horizons Trust video informing youth about the drug.
Wade was convicted and discharged on possession of cannabis plant, cannabis resin and cannabis seeds, and cultivating cannabis.
On April 27 police searched Guru Gardener, where Wade is a retail assistant, and following his arrest for supplying equipment for cultivation of cannabis, he was searched, police persecutor Lewis Sutton said.
Police found two heads of cannabis and five grams of cannabis resin in Wade’s pocket.
On a later search of his house police found an indoor cannabis operation in a children’s playhouse at the back of the property, which had seven small plants and one larger plant growing.
“In the garage was a stalk of cannabis which still had cannabis head on it and when plucked it weighed 11 grams,” Mr Sutton said.
Cannabis head and seeds were also found in Wade’s bedroom, he said.
Judge Robert Murfitt said the $1500 donation will go towards informing the community on the effects of cannabis use.
“Substance abuse is a notorious problem in our community and you will pay to educate young people about the toxic effect of heavy cannabis use,” he said.
Yesterday the Waves Youth Horizons Trust received a total of $6000 from offenders ordered to pay a donation for their crimes.
Educate young people about the toxic effect of heavy cannabis use. It has no toxic effect, more properganda and lies New Zealand Police, when are you going to tell New Zealand the truth!
Stupid police and government.They are so freaking stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a craven act of judicial stupidity. The facts including the Judges notes, should be referred to the Law Commission.
1. An appeal should be commenced immediately based in the misguided and ill-informed views of the Judge (“harms largely overstated’ NZ Health Select Committee report 1998)
2. The evidence based ‘facts’ surrounding cannabis toxicity, as they are known to science today, MUST be included in the DVD as stated by the Judge.
So lets tell the Truth… and request the Judge sit through a screening!
This sounds like 21st century : “REEFER MADNESS”.. misinformation, exagerations & prohibitionist propaganda !!
when will the police come out with it ?
That man should be given $1500 to but medicinal marijuana instead !
legalise weed !
from christchurch .
Yeah it was a real kick in the guts!
Will see what happens at the end of the month on the “supply of equipment” lies charges!!
You know, one of the undercover people that tried to entrap us came in to our store telling us all about how her mother was terminally ill with cancer.
Scum!
Reuben Wade from R.I????!!!!! Cmon man tell me it aint you hahahaha….if it is?…that faggot ben archi is a cop in the process…!! anyway….fuck the system…supply and demand is always there, cops only raise prices for consumers…demand will never diminish…
yep from r.i
Ben should make a good cop, he’s a good dude! Hopefully the blue uniform doesn’t corrupt him.
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