Man with back injury self-medicated with cannabis and grew plants at his Cork home, court told

The eight cannabis plants had an anticipated street value of €6,400, Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard

It was accepted by the prosecution the accused was not involved in dealing the drug and that he was cultivating it for his own use. Picture: Getty

A back injury prompted a 39-year-old man to self-medicate with cannabis and to start growing the plants at his home in Cork — until he was caught when gardaí visited with a search warrant.

The eight cannabis plants found growing at the home of Zeliko Prstec, at Greenhills Court on South Douglas Road, had an anticipated street value of €6,400, Garda Laura O'Connor told Cork Circuit Criminal Court.