Immediate imprisonment remains the only appropriate sentencing option for substantial commercial cannabis cultivation operations, even where the offender played a lesser role than the principal offender and where exceptional family hardship is established. The more serious the offence, the less capacity the court has to mitigate punishment on account of hardship to the offender's family, particularly where general deterrence is the predominant sentencing consideration.
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