'There is a reason behind the crime,' Cork cannabis campaigner tells judge

Martin Condon is charged with possession of cannabis herb at Anglesea Street garda station and a second charge of possession of a cannabis plant at the station on St Valentine’s Day 2021. File picture: David Keane

A cannabis legalisation campaigner made his position quite clear before he even spoke at Cork District Court – he wore a hoodie in the Jamaican colours with large cannabis leaves emblazoned on front and back.

When Martin Condon’s case was called the 33-year-old stepped forward with the large cannabis leaf printed on the front of his hoodie.