A wholly suspended sentence for trafficking in Schedule 1 drugs is not manifestly inadequate where the offender is young (19), has no criminal history, voluntarily ceased offending before police involvement, dealt in a limited quantity over a short period, and has demonstrated rehabilitation on bail. Rehabilitation as a sentencing consideration is not confined to future reform but extends to acknowledging an offender's unaided pre-detention reform and the risk that imprisonment may undermine it.
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