An 18-month concurrent sentence for cultivating and possessing approximately 3.68 kg of cannabis (2 kg head material) with a sophisticated hydroponic set-up, where the offender was the principal, pleaded guilty on the fast-track system, and had a relatively minor record, is within the range of a sound sentencing discretion. The Court reiterated that deterrence is the primary sentencing consideration for drug dealing offences and that the range of sentences customarily imposed does not establish the range of a sound sentencing discretion.
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