A sentence of three years and six months imprisonment with parole eligibility after 12 months for carrying on the business of unlawfully trafficking in cannabis over approximately 12 months, involving interstate courier work, is within the appropriate range where the offender has a relevant prior drug conviction, notwithstanding mitigating factors of psychiatric illness, rehabilitation, and a guilty plea. Disparity with a co-offender's sentence is justified where the co-offender had no prior convictions and made full admissions implicating others.
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