Cannabis cultivation2025.10.23
Cannabis plants grown on a balcony: the small scale and no sign of sale led to a suspended sentence
Indicted for growing cannabis on a home balcony. Seizure records showed a small grow and no sign of sale; the court suspended the sentence.
- Charge
- Cannabis cultivation
- Result
- Suspended sentence
- Date
- 2025.10.23
- Authority
- Suwon OO District Court
- Case no.
- 2025고합OOO
- Stage
- Trial
- Attorney
- Seok Jong-Wook
쟁점
대마 재배는 흡연보다 무겁게 처벌됩니다. 재배 규모와 유통 목적이 양형의 핵심이었습니다.
변호인의 대응
압수된 화분 수와 수확량, 거래 흔적이 없는 통신·금융 기록을 정리해 개인 사용 목적의 소규모 재배였음을 소명했습니다. 재배 장비를 자진 폐기하고 치료 프로그램을 이수한 자료를 함께 냈습니다.
결과
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