Drug Dealing (Large Scale)

Question 1

Large Scale Dealing

Answer 1

means suspected dealing in a quantity of drugs that is more than 5 times the presumption threshold.

May be substantiated by:
- admissions made by the defendant
- amount of sophistication of equipment found in the defendants possession
- volumes of precursors
- chemical purchases
- intercepted communications

Question 2

Categories of cannabis cultivation

Answer 2

category 1: growing of a small number of cannabis plants for personal use without sale to another party

category 2: small scale cultivation of cannabis plants for a commercial purpose ie to get a profit

category 3: large scale commercial growing, usually with a considerable degree of sophistication and organisation