Grandmother grew 44 cannabis plants for 'personal use'
A GRANDMOTHER who grew 44 cannabis plants in her Hurstbridge flat has received a one-month suspended sentence.
Michelle Gervasi, 54, claimed the marijuana was for medical use when she pleaded guilty in Heidelberg Magistrates' Court to one charge of illegally cultivating a narcotic plant, the Diamond Valley Leader reports.
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The court heard police found 42 cannabis seedlings growing hydroponically in the bathroom and another two in a wardrobe in a search of the unemployed woman's Department of Human Services flat at Hurst Cottages in Anzac Ave.
They also found a variety of drug paraphernalia.
Defence lawyer Nicola Pachinger told the court Gervasi was growing the drug for personal use to treat a variety of health problems, including chronic depression, osteoporosis, lupus and irritable bowel syndrome.
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