Court told Cork woman's cannabis was 'so rotten she couldn't give it away'

She told gardaí that she suffered from arthritis and that she found the cannabis was helpful for the condition.

Avril Smith pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to possession of €27,000 worth of cannabis herb and to cultivating 33 mature cannabis plants. File image

A Mallow woman made such a bad effort at growing cannabis, the investigating officer said it was so rotten she couldn’t have given away if she had wanted.

Detective Garda William Hosford of the Mallow District Drugs Squad testified at Cork Circuit Criminal Court that they found 33 plants and some herb at the house when they arrived to conduct a search under warrant.