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The first such case in New Zealand saw an Auckland man sentenced to 22 months in jail for poisoning his fellow workers with a cake at the marijuana.
In a case that is the first of its kind in New Zealand, a man was sentenced to prison for poisoning co-workers with a marijuana cake
Graham Jones, 58, was sentenced to 22 months in prison for his cook December 13 -up, who finally blew the lid on the operation of growing cannabis in his garden.
Eight of his colleagues were admitted to the hospital as a result of a contaminated cake, one of which believed to have suffered a heart attack as a result of a meal.
The sentence, pronounced by the judge Nevin Dawson, included poisoning of colleagues, cultivation of cannabis and unauthorized possession of firearms found on the property of Jones after the event
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Jones, who confessed to having used marijuana in the long term, said that he had grown the plant only for his personal use before the December incident. Dawson sentenced the North Shore District Court, saying he had to send a message. "title =" "src =" https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/p/8/0/7/4/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620×349.1qxvg6.png/ 1532405407080.jpg "class =" photoborder "/>
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Judge Nevin Dawson sentenced the North Shore District Court, saying that he had to send a message.
Still suffering from the effects of a cancer operation 10 years earlier that had resulted in the removal of his tongue and teeth, he was treating himself to relieve the pain. that "the very sad case" was the result of long-term cannabis use, which had affected his judgment at the time of baking.
But Judge Nevin Dawson pointed out that Jones' behavior accompanied "a relatively high level of premeditation."
While acknowledging that Jones had no intention of hurting people, Dawson told him that he had been "extremely stupid".
"Your crime offered a great deal of potential harm because it happened in a workplace that uses heavy machinery and equipment," said Dawson
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"It is normal for people to bring cakes to work and others to eat them.
It was necessary to impose a sentence that would send a message. This behavior was unacceptable, adds Dawson.
Jones originally appeared with a charge of "cannabis cultivation" and "intentional intoxication".
But, in April, Judge Swaran Singh changed poisoning, based on the number of victims affected and the potential for serious harm, especially while the companions were working with machines.
At this point, he commented on a lack of jurisprudence, saying that the case was the first of its kind in New Zealand.
Judge Da wson reduced the sentence in light of Jones' first guilty plea
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– Stuff
