Pensioner on cannabis for shingles pain had plants worth €11,200 in his garden

Accused suffered from neuralgia as a result of shingles, with 'sharp, shocking pains', and started growing cannabis when CBD oil proved too expensive, court heard

Martyn Prince, of Inchacurka, Dunmanway, Co Cork, pleaded guilty at Clonakilty District Court to cultivation of the plants, as well as possession of cannabis herb worth €650 and a small amount of cannabis resin worth €26.40. File picture: Getty

A pensioner who said he used cannabis to deal with the pain sparked by shingles has pleaded guilty to cultivating plants with a potential street value of €11,200 in his garden.

Martyn Prince, of Inchacurka, Dunmanway, Co Cork, pleaded guilty at Clonakilty District Court to cultivation of the plants, as well as possession of cannabis herb worth €650 and a small amount of cannabis resin worth €26.40.