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[1]������ The appellant in this case appeals to this court with the leave of the single judge from sentences imposed in respect of two convictions: cultivation of cannabis for which he received a determinate sentence of 12 months imprisonment, divided into 4 months in custody and 8 months on licence, and �1,000 fine in respect of possession of the same drug.
[2]������ There is an agreed factual basis for the convictions.� I should remind the court that he was unanimously acquitted of possession of cannabis with intent to supply which is a matter of some significance in the course of this appeal.
[5]������ The equipment that has been shown to us in the photographs does not appear to have been particularly sophisticated and we note that there was no question of unlawfully extracting electricity.� That said, there is absolutely clear evidence that he was using his premises for a significant degree of cultivation.� One can see that from the lamps and the various other pieces of equipment.
[6]������ Reports from Dr Carol Weir, Chartered Clinical Psychologist, and the Probation Service confirmed the appellant�s long term addiction.� It appears to have commenced with alcohol when he was approximately 14 or 15 and progressed rapidly to cannabis. At one time or another he has also taken amphetamines, Ecstasy and LSD.� He claims to have self referred himself to the Northern Ireland Community Addiction Service without any real benefit but no evidence was forthcoming as to whether he had consulted or attended his GP about his addiction.
[7]������ There is a sad and unfortunate family background of alcohol and drug dependence together with psychiatric illness.� Dr Weir diagnosed that this appellant is suffering from anxiety, stress and the effects of long term drug abuse.� She considered his mental health to be poor, noting that in the course of his interview he was quite disturbed in his thinking and feeling.� She recommended a reference to the Life Style Programme administered by Addiction Northern Ireland in the course of which he could be monitored by the Probation Service.�
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