What is the appropriate sentence for an offender who has pleaded guilty to production of cannabis plants?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Dean, 2002 BCSC 568 (CanLII):
In R v. Nguyen 2001 BCCA 461, the offender had pleaded guilty to production. She had no criminal record. Police executing a search warrant had found 106 plants. The trial judge imposed a custodial sentence of one year, to be followed by probation for one year. The appeal was allowed and a conditional sentence of one year substituted.
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