Co Tyrone man who was using cannabis for stomach pain, fined £200
A Co Tyrone man who was taking cannabis to settle pain in his stomach, was fined £200 at Dungannon Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
The court heard police stopped a vehicle on the Omagh Road, Ballygawley, on the afternoon of April 10 this year and detected a strong smell of cannabis.
Twenty-nine-year-old Aaron Devine, of Ashlands, Dromore, was also ordered to pay a £15 offender’s levy.
Prosecuting counsel told the court that officers carried out a search of the vehicle and located a tub and grinder containing about one gram of herbal cannabis.
She said the defendant fully co-operated with the police.
A defence lawyer said the defendant apologised to the court. He explained he had been taking cannabis for to settle a pain in his stomach, but was now on medication for the condition.
Imposing the fine, District Judge Francis Rafferty also made an order for the destruction of the drug.