A MAN found with a stash of cannabis in his car and home was warned by a judge it was his final chance to avoid prison.
James Loveridge was stopped by police and showed signs of being under the influence of drugs.
He confessed he had taken cannabis and an amount with a street value of £155 was recovered from his Peugeot and his home in Barnett Avenue, Ledbury.
Judge John Cavell said doctors were re-evaluating the likely damage that cannabis can inflict on regular users.
He noted that 25-year-old Loveridge had been cautioned by police for an earlier case of cannabis possession and fined for another five years ago.
"This was not for profit but you are coming close to custody," the judge added at Worcester Crown Court.
Loveridge, who pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis with intent to supply, was given a 12-month community order and told to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.
Police stopped the Peugeot just after midnight on July 31 last year, said Tim Sapwell, prosecuting. The defendant said cannabis inside his car was for personal use.
But a raid on his home revealed more cannabis in a bedroom. Loveridge admitted he only supplied four friends and the favour was returned by them when they had supplies.
Andrew Davidson, defending, said Loveridge suffered from depression and had been using cannabis since the age of 17.
He had been engaged in non-commercial sharing in modest amounts. The total seized was 32 grammes.
The judge ordered that £95 taken from the defendant - who worked two days a week for a removal firm - at his arrest should be forfeited.
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