Western Australia: Police seize over a kilogram of marijuana from cancer survivor

The ABC (Australia) reports

A woman battling cancer has been fined $1,200 after police discovered over a kilogram of marijuana in her home during a welfare check.

Carole Dawn Oddy, 59, who was diagnosed with cancer six years ago, has been growing marijuana on her property and using it medicinally for the past two years.

Ms Oddy extracts oil from the plants for cooking rather than smoking and said it has been incredibly beneficial in helping with the treatment of pain and mental health issues since her diagnosis.

But on August 25, police were sent to Ms Oddy’s house just north of Mt Barker in the Great Southern.

That morning, Ms Oddy went to see her doctor then visited a friend while she waited for the result a blood tests.

Concerned with the test results, Ms Oddy’s doctor tried to reach her by phone but was unable to make contact, so he called police and asked police if they could check up on her at home.

When police arrived nobody answered the door, but they noticed a light was on inside.

Concerned for her safety, officers found a spare key and let themselves into the property, where they found the marijuana in jars organised by strain and medicinal effect, as well as a tool used for extracting oil from plants.

Police seized 1.266 kilograms of cannabis, which has an estimated street value of $10–14,000 dollars.

The large quantity of the illegal plant had been grown over two years, and prosecutors did not doubt that the marijuana was solely for personal use.

Read more at    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-01/cancer-survivor-convicted-drug-charges-kilogram-marijuana-found/100505256

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