Jacob Redmond
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A medicinal cannabis trafficker has been spared jail at a time when governments are backing medical marijuana trials.
Malcolm Ronald Lee was caught with 116 cannabis plants and large stashes of cannabis oil when his Newcastle home was raided in November.
Newcastle District Court heard he was supplying local cancer patients, who paid him half the street value.
In August he pleaded guilty to three offences, while four other charges were dropped.
A further two charges were also taken into account today.
While sentencing Lee to a two year good behaviour bond, Judge Roy Ellis noted the benefits of medicinal cannabis and noted Lee was not trying to live the high life or get financial gain and was instead trying to help people in chronic pain.
There were cheers from cancer patients and their families as the 66-year-old was spared a jail term.
David is dying of prostate cancer and has been using cannabis oil to alleviate his pain for years.
Outside court he said the news is a relief.
"Nobody deserves to go to jail for helping people," he said.
He said cannabis oil has changed his life.
"You just rub it in and feel the pain oozing out."
Lee spoke after the sentencing and praised the judge for his decision.
"The man is intelligent, that's all I can say," he said.
Australia's first medical cannabis trial for terminally ill patients is getting underway at Newcastle's Calvary Mater Hospital.
New South Wales Premier Mike Baird toured the facility earlier this year, expressing his support for using cannabis to improve the quality of life for thousands of terminally ill people.
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Malcolm Ronald Lee was caught with 116 cannabis plants and large stashes of cannabis oil when his Newcastle home was raided in November.
Newcastle District Court heard he was supplying local cancer patients, who paid him half the street value.
In August he pleaded guilty to three offences, while four other charges were dropped.
A further two charges were also taken into account today.
While sentencing Lee to a two year good behaviour bond, Judge Roy Ellis noted the benefits of medicinal cannabis and noted Lee was not trying to live the high life or get financial gain and was instead trying to help people in chronic pain.
There were cheers from cancer patients and their families as the 66-year-old was spared a jail term.
David is dying of prostate cancer and has been using cannabis oil to alleviate his pain for years.
Outside court he said the news is a relief.
"Nobody deserves to go to jail for helping people," he said.
He said cannabis oil has changed his life.
"You just rub it in and feel the pain oozing out."
Lee spoke after the sentencing and praised the judge for his decision.
"The man is intelligent, that's all I can say," he said.
Australia's first medical cannabis trial for terminally ill patients is getting underway at Newcastle's Calvary Mater Hospital.
New South Wales Premier Mike Baird toured the facility earlier this year, expressing his support for using cannabis to improve the quality of life for thousands of terminally ill people.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Medicinal Cannabis Supplier Escapes Jail Time For Trafficking
Author: Giselle Wakatama
Contact: Contact Page
Photo Credit: ABC News/Giselle Wakatama
Website: ABC AU News
