Where an offender is sentenced for multiple drug offences committed on separate occasions, accumulation of sentences for simple possession offences on a head sentence for possession with intent to sell or supply must adequately reflect the totality principle, including the distinction between the seriousness of the different offence types. The one transaction principle may apply where different types of drugs are found in relatively small quantities at the same location during the same search, depending on the circumstances.
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