A total effective sentence of four years' imprisonment (non-parole period of two years and eight months) is within the permissible range for cultivating more than three times the commercial quantity of cannabis where the offender is the sole proprietor of the operation cultivating for profit, notwithstanding an early guilty plea, no prior imprisonment, a dysfunctional upbringing, and psychological vulnerability. The sheer volume of cannabis in possession (82.616 kg against personal consumption of 85 grams per week) negates a claim of cultivation for personal use. Possession of a large quantity of concealed cash in parallel with a large quantity of cannabis compels the inference that the cash resulted from sale of the cultivated cannabis.
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