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A 21-year-old man helped his arthritic mother cultivate cannabis plants in her loft, which was accessed by a secret stairway, a court heard.
Police found dozens of plants in the attic of Catherine Cosgrove's Aberdeenshire home during a raid on 26 October last year.
The 56-year-old was charged with being involved in the cultivation of cannabis, along with her son Ryan.
They were both ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work.
Catherine Cosgrove was given the community payback order in May, and her son was given the same sentence when he appeared in court on Thursday.
The court heard how officers were initially unable to find any sign of the drug when they carried out a search of the cottage in Blairs.
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Mum basically can't operate without weed day-to-day"
Ryan Cosgrove
She eventually showed them where she was storing the plants - by climbing up a secret stairway set up in her wardrobe.
Police uncovered a sophisticated system of plants being cultivated in the area and found 69 plants.
Separate areas had been set up for the plants and some were 90cm (35in) high.
Further searches revealed a herbal substance produced from the cannabis which was recovered from her living room.
The court heard that Catherine Cosgrove suffered from arthritis and type 2 diabetes and had taken the drug to alleviate the symptoms.
She had been diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis, and had lived with the condition - which left her in constant pain - since the age of 12.
Watered plants
Doctors were only able to prescribe her morphine sulphate, but she did not want to take opiates.
She thought cannabis was a much more effective and acceptable means of controlling her pain as the drug did not make her nauseous and was not addictive.
Ryan Cosgrove told police his mother had relied on cannabis for her condition, but was not physically able to get up to the loft.
He said: "Mum basically can't operate without weed day-to-day, so I was the one that watered the plants."
Defence lawyer Gregor Kelly said his client worked at a charity in Dundee but still lived with his mother.
Mr Kelly said she had been growing a large quantity of cannabis plants to build up her stock of medication.
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Police found dozens of plants in the attic of Catherine Cosgrove's Aberdeenshire home during a raid on 26 October last year.
The 56-year-old was charged with being involved in the cultivation of cannabis, along with her son Ryan.
They were both ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work.
Catherine Cosgrove was given the community payback order in May, and her son was given the same sentence when he appeared in court on Thursday.
The court heard how officers were initially unable to find any sign of the drug when they carried out a search of the cottage in Blairs.
Continue reading the main story
"
Start Quote
Mum basically can't operate without weed day-to-day"
Ryan Cosgrove
She eventually showed them where she was storing the plants - by climbing up a secret stairway set up in her wardrobe.
Police uncovered a sophisticated system of plants being cultivated in the area and found 69 plants.
Separate areas had been set up for the plants and some were 90cm (35in) high.
Further searches revealed a herbal substance produced from the cannabis which was recovered from her living room.
The court heard that Catherine Cosgrove suffered from arthritis and type 2 diabetes and had taken the drug to alleviate the symptoms.
She had been diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis, and had lived with the condition - which left her in constant pain - since the age of 12.
Watered plants
Doctors were only able to prescribe her morphine sulphate, but she did not want to take opiates.
She thought cannabis was a much more effective and acceptable means of controlling her pain as the drug did not make her nauseous and was not addictive.
Ryan Cosgrove told police his mother had relied on cannabis for her condition, but was not physically able to get up to the loft.
He said: "Mum basically can't operate without weed day-to-day, so I was the one that watered the plants."
Defence lawyer Gregor Kelly said his client worked at a charity in Dundee but still lived with his mother.
Mr Kelly said she had been growing a large quantity of cannabis plants to build up her stock of medication.
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