A sentence of six months imprisonment wholly suspended is within range for possession of over one kilogram of cannabis for personal use where the offender has prior drug convictions, notwithstanding steps towards rehabilitation and early guilty pleas. The existence of other possible sentences within range (such as a fine or community-based order) does not establish manifest excess.
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