A dopey drug fiend has admitted growing cannabis plants that couldn’t get him high.
Leslie, 38, grew four hemp plants which were a strain of the cannabis plant known for its low levels of the psychoactive chemical compound THC.
Police uncovered the scheme after visiting his flat in Aberdeen and finding the property to be “uncommonly hot”. He then confessed that he had a “minor cannabis cultivation”.
He appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court today where he admitted producing a controlled drug on July 27 last year.
His defence agent Mike Monro described Leslie’s grass growing experiment as a “pathetic attempt” to cultivate something smokable.
Monro said: “I bow to my client’s superior knowledge of cannabis.
“What my client had here was grown from hemp seeds.
“Obviously possession of this is not illegal.
“It can be used for various reasons such as making ropes but you need a licence from the Home Office.
“My client’s knowledge about cannabis is that both hemp and marijuana can come from it.”
Mr Monro said his client was aware that his low grade crop was likely to have “negligible” levels of THC but that he was willing to try to grow his own for personal use.
The solicitor said Leslie was hoping for a “minor miracle”.
Sheriff Donald Ferguson imposed a community payback order as a direct alternative to custody.
He is to carry out 120 hours unpaid work in the community in six months and he will be under supervision for a year.
He will also need to attend drug counselling. He was also fined £150 for a previous failure to appear in court.