Cannabis growing operation in Cork man's bedroom was for back pain, court hears

A man who set up a sophisticated cannabis growing operation in his bedroom worth almost €10,000 after sourcing the seeds online and ordering the equipment from Amazon was trying to treat his back pain, a Court has heard.
Peter Tobin of 24 Newbridge Park in Skibbereen in West Cork pleaded guilty at Skibbereen District Court to charges of simple possession of cannabis, cultivation of plants and to possession of a controlled drug for the purposes of selling or otherwise supplying it.