A childhood cancer diagnosis and its psychological sequelae (including PTSD, depression, and heightened susceptibility to risk-taking behaviour) do not, without more, constitute exceptional circumstances justifying a non-custodial sentence for drug trafficking where the offending involved a deliberate and calculated decision to supply drugs for profit rather than being driven by the personal vulnerabilities. The distinction between personal factors inclining one to drug consumption and a conscious decision to supply drugs is material to the exceptional circumstances assessment.
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