rsherdley published Single dad spared jail for growing cannabis

A single dad and carer to an epileptic relative was growing cannabis for himself and offering to supply, a court heard.Francis Chapman had been in trouble before for cultivating more than 80 plants.Now, he has been caught growing ten cannabis plants and trying to peddle the drug between September 24 and October 18 last year.Sentencing the 30-year-old today, Judge Michael Stokes QC, the Recorder of Nottingham, said Chapman had the care of his seven-year-old son and he was the registered carer of.