Rabbits ate woman's cannabis crop, court hears

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
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A WOMAN caught with large stashes of drugs grew cannabis in Roxton Woods – but lost her first crop when it was eaten by rabbits, a court heard.

Rachael Bowen, 35, of Larch Close, Immingham, admitted possessing cannabis with intent to supply on February 17.

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Simon Hirst, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that police searched Bowen’s then home in Ashby House, Immingham, and found cannabis with a total weight of 470.61g, with an estimated potential street value of £1,920. It included cannabis weighing 198g wrapped in newspaper in the kitchen, more weighing 3.55g in a drawer, a nine-bar stash weighing 254g and a small piece weighing 8.22g.

There were also digital scales and grinders, as well as £405 cash. She admitted supplying the drug to friends to fund her own use.

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Bowen later told police she had been growing cannabis in Roxton Woods but that her crop was eaten by rabbits.

Richard Hackfath, mitigating, said Bowen had been making good progress this year and was going to college, studying for an NVQ. She had been doing unpaid work at a charity shop.

Bowen was given a nine-month suspended prison sentence, 100 hours’ unpaid work and a 16-week 7.30pm to 6am curfew.

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  • Profile image for Leveret2

    by Leveret2

    Sunday, December 16 2012, 11:58PM

    “As if there isn't enough levity all the while a little leveret's been thinking it meant Heavenly Homestead.

    No but, leverets aside, where it's of medicinal value a doctor should be able to prescribe it, surely (besides which, we know there is an open market) ? No, it's the scale of manufacture for dealing where questions start to arise: habit, not rabbit; where it might lead, etc.”

  • Profile image for davendogs

    by davendogs

    Saturday, November 24 2012, 12:11PM

    “With the intrepid duo well on their way a stop off was necessary. An opportune time to take in a heavenly display of the Northern lights. Something must have got lost in the translation. Penny and Sammy where last seen disapearing under the waves. An exhausted sammy is recovering with the help of a quantity of mars bars and several litres of cola. Penny has not surfaced, she was last seen in the company of sid the sealion.”

  • Profile image for davendogs

    by davendogs

    Thursday, November 22 2012, 6:31PM

    “Intelligence gathering has been at full pace. It was thought there may have been a Welsh connection. After lengthy interviews with the welsh rarebits this has been dismissed as a load of toast. Meanwhile the hunt for Bambi continues. Anonymous sources with more grass than a football field have revealed Bambi hoofed it to Grimsby. It is thought Bambi is wearing a disguise. Made up as a reindeer a meeting has been called with his accomplice Santa clause. An e-fit of these two will appear in the press shortly. With this new direction of enquiry, Interpollen have become involved. DC penny penguin and DS sammy seal are due to fly out to the North pole.”

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    by Grimlander

    Thursday, November 22 2012, 11:04AM

    “Thanks, **davendogs**, I'll look out for it. There is, of course, on the Internet, a great deal of myth, legend AND practical 'husbandry' -- should I say, "Some of it not to be sniffed at"??”

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    by davendogs

    Thursday, November 22 2012, 10:31AM

    “If I may, I would like to recommend a book. Author;Jack Herer, Tittle;The emperor wears no clothes. An interesting read covering all aspects of hemp.”

  • Profile image for Grimlander

    by Grimlander

    Thursday, November 22 2012, 10:00AM

    “SoRrY aGGen Chap5... Honnist, I diddnt inhayle..., but the last line should [of?] said

    ** " !-) oo'z a pritty boy then?" ?? She preferred Haith's bird seed, I think... **

    Sorrreeee!”

  • Profile image for Grimlander

    by Grimlander

    Thursday, November 22 2012, 9:32AM

    “Sorry. Bit late on parade again, chaps, but it's all been very intrestin, thanks. Is this where we get the phrase, "'OO'z an 'appy bunny then!?" Could we be overrun by "Mad May Rabbits"?

    Just on a minor point information, Hemp* will, and DOES grow well in these climes -- it's where the old town of Hemel Hempstead gets its name [AND, of course, the New Town built around it, post-war]; I have a photograph of a goodly clump growing on the former headland of a field WELL within the boundary of Grimland borough!! I know an old lady had a right handsome crop every year in her herbaceous border where she regularly emptied the litter out Budgie's cage. I wonder if that's why they keep muttering "')oo'z a pritty boy then?" ?? She preferred to Haith's bird seed, I think...
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    *Industrial hemp, of course for the rope-fibre. Smokes (and smells) well on a bonfire, though.”

  • Profile image for porcelainblak

    by porcelainblak

    Wednesday, November 21 2012, 10:33PM

    “What on earth made her think that a wooded area in the northern hemisphere was a good place for a cannabis crop to grow?

    Should have paid more attention during science lessons at school, if she actually turned up. Why does she think that most plants are grown in tin foil lined attics with hundreds of watts of lightbulbs?!

    Duhhhhhhh!”

  • Profile image for davendogs

    by davendogs

    Wednesday, November 21 2012, 8:00PM

    “Lines of enquiry are getting longer for the Humberside division. Executing operation 'warren' involving several dawn raids no evidence was found. It did turn up a disturbing case of mixy within the chapter. A spokesperson for the scouse chapter has made a statement denying any involvement. It was claimed the muntjack deer crew have been operating in the area for some time. Efforts are being made to trace their leader Bambi. Who is thought to have gone into hiding.”

  • Profile image for SourAlienOG

    by SourAlienOG

    Wednesday, November 21 2012, 3:08PM

    “thundercat76

    If you support prohibition you support criminals being in control of the market. Which is why kids are smoking cannabis, because dealers dont ask for ID and pressurize kids. Just say NO to prohibition, which is causing more harm than it prevents.”

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