Cork man gets suspended sentence for 'not for profit' drug cultivation

Seizure comprised 'one particularly bushy plant' valued at €3,788 and €800 worth of cannabis leaf

Ronan Quinlan was charged with possession of cannabis, cultivation and possession of the drug for the purposes of sale or supply. File picture

A Cork man who was cultivating cannabis in what a court was told was a "not-for-profit business" has received a suspended jail sentence.

Ronan Quinlan, aged 40, of Barry's Road, Schull, Co Cork, committed the offence on November 21, 2019, at Griselina, Inglenook, Schull.