A period of seven months actual imprisonment for an 18-day street-level MDMA trafficking offence by a 21-year-old of good character is within the permissible sentencing range. Non-custodial sentences or immediate suspension for trafficking offences remain confined to exceptional circumstances, such as teenage offenders who make admissions, cooperate with authorities, and undertake positive rehabilitation. The absence of specific rehabilitation and the fact that desistance occurred only upon arrest weigh against leniency.
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