Read the full judgment text of CACC 000179/1980 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 30 May 1980.
1. The appellant was convicted of the offence of possession of a dangerous drug for the purpose of unlawful trafficking. The drug in question is 1.9 of a kilo gram of a resinous substance containing 27.5 grams of tetrahydrocannabinol. He appeals against the sentence of two years' imprisonment. We are told that the concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol is less than usual. However that may be it appears that the amount of substance that he was found in possession of would be sufficient for about 3