For offences of knowingly taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug under s 6(c) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985, where the accused is the lessee of premises in which drugs are found, the Crown must prove actual knowledge of the presence of the drug — awareness of a 'real or significant chance' that the premises were being used for drug storage is insufficient. Whether storage of a harvested crop constitutes 'harvesting' within the definition of 'cultivate' in s 3 of the Act is a question of fact for the jury, not a question of law.
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