A confessed habitual cannabis user is still waiting to be sentenced after being caught with 1,145 wraps of the class B drug.
Alexander Saunders, 31, of Chase House, Carterton, Oxford, was charged with dangerous driving, possession of a class B drug and possession with intent to supply.
Saunders pleaded not guilty to the driving charge at Swindon Crown Court on November 15, but guilty to possession of cannabis and a guilty of a lesser offence plea was entered for intent to supply.
On October 11, two officers pulled Saunders over on the A419 claiming they had seen him driving too close to other vehicles and manoeuvring dangerously into the inside lane.
However, when the officers stopped Saunders, they found 427 grams of cannabis in his car, worth £10,000, while different varieties of the Class B drug were packaged in large bags which he says were not for dealing.
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They also found £300 in cash and later when officers searched his home, they found 1,145 wraps of cannabis, including edible sweets and a recipe on how to make them.
At his first court appearance on October 14 at Swindon Magistrates' Court, Mr Mott argued that it was not an “inconsiderable” amount of cannabis, but he smokes it to help deal with a plethora of symptoms after breaking his back in a mountain biking accident.
He also gave a full account to officers explaining his need for the different types of cannabis, saying the £300 in cash was to buy more the next time he needed it and it was easier for him to buy it in bulk “once in a blue moon” rather than frequently driving to Swindon.
Furthermore, officers did not find any further evidence of drug dealing such as messages or tick lists at his home to indicate he was involved in the supply of drugs.
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Saunders, who told the court in October that he hopes to get cannabis prescribed to him for medicinal purposes, has four previous drug related offences on his record for the intent to supply Class A and Class B substances.
The Magistrate told him they would grant Saunders bail as an "act of mercy" because he had to attend a hospital appointment.
His case was mentioned at Swindon Crown Court on Tuesday, January 28 and he will be remanded on conditional bail.
Saunders' next hearing is scheduled for November 10 at Swindon Crown Court.
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