A sentence of three years imprisonment for permitting premises to be used for unlawfully producing methylamphetamine (a schedule 1 drug), where 6.49 grams of pure drug and 538 grams of pseudoephedrine were found along with $35,000 cash indicating commercial production, served cumulatively upon an activated suspended sentence, with parole eligibility after eleven months of an effective four-year term, was upheld as not manifestly excessive. The type of drug, quantity, and commerciality of the operation are key sentencing factors for this offence.
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