A sentence of 8 years' imprisonment with a 5 year 6 month non-parole period for cultivating almost four times the large commercial quantity threshold of cannabis (960.46 kg / 1,352 plants) was upheld as within range, notwithstanding an early guilty plea, COVID-19 pandemic discount, good character, no prior criminal history, and the additional custodial burden of near-certain deportation. General deterrence remains the principal sentencing consideration for large commercial quantity cultivation offences.
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