The Ross-Shire Journal
A tree surgeon who was “obsessed” with rising the right hashish has been ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid neighborhood work as a substitute for jail.
Inverness Sheriff Court docket heard William Haig-Thomas (27) provided two pals to cowl his cultivation prices and admitted he was striving to supply the most effective natural drug after a buyer praised him.
Sheriff Ian Cruickshank mentioned earlier that Haig-Thomas responded to the message, saying: “I simply bought higher at it.” Sentencing had been adjourned for a background report after the sheriff heard police raided Haig-Thomas' house in Holly Home, Ardmore Street, Edderton on February 28, 2022 following a tip-off.
Fiscal depute Alison Younger mentioned a complete of 21 vegetation had been grown in varied places in and across the property, together with her cottage and bed room, the place varied tents and heaters had been put in. As soon as police had gathered the vegetation and swept away the cuttings, a complete of 981.5 grams of the Class B drug had been recovered with an estimated most avenue worth of round £19,000.
Ms Younger mentioned: “A cell phone was additionally recovered. It confirmed messages between November 16, 2021 and February 28, 2022 and it’s accepted that it provided two folks. One message learn: “The stuff is great.” He replied, “I simply bought higher at it.” He was arrested and charged and in a second police interview, he made a full admission to the police.
“He denied dealing medicine, however confirmed that he was supplying two pals. He mentioned he would have petrol if he delivered it to him.
Haig-Thomas additionally informed police he “grew to become obsessive about rising hashish and was making an attempt to develop the right plant.”
Defending, Patrick O'Dea mentioned his consumer understood he needed to scale back his use of hashish in an effort to kick his habit.
“The requests for hashish had been all the time requested by his pals and he by no means provided the drug. It was a restricted enterprise and he paid a minimal quantity.”
Sheriff Cruickshank mentioned he accepted that Haig-Thomas indulged in “social welfare masking his prices” and confiscated all of the plant and gear.
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