Even exceptional and successful rehabilitation prior to sentencing does not justify a suspended sentence for offences involving the sale of cocaine and ecstasy. Such offences require an immediate custodial sentence, though the sentence may be reduced to reflect the rehabilitation. The major sentencing considerations for drug selling offences remain general and personal deterrence.
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