Corkman told by judge to stop growing cannabis replied: 'There is no chance Ma'am'

Accused, 76, had two-year sentence suspended on condition he does not grow cannabis for 12 months

As accused left the dock at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, he said to judge: 'Simply speaking, I will grow cannabis next year.'

A 76-year-old man growing and smoking cannabis all his life had a two-year sentence suspended on multiple counts of cultivating the illegal drug at his home in West Cork — but he plans to grow it again.

A condition of the suspension of the sentence is that David Walton, of Kilnaspogh, Skibbereen, Co Cork, keeps the peace for 12 months and does not grow cannabis during that period.