A dad with a '15-year' weed habit - who claims he smokes it to deal with a 'debilitating' back injury - could 'rely on state benefits', but choses to work six days a week, his lawyer said as he appeared in court for drug driving.
Lee Maynard, 34, was caught by cops after they passed him in the street at 10am and smelled marijuana coming from his van. The 35-year-old, from Stockport, was nearly two-and-a-half times the legal limit for cannabis.
He denied smoking the drug in his vehicle, saying he did so at night to alleviate back pain. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Inquiries revealed he had a previous drug driving conviction from 2017, South Cheshire Magistrates' Court heard.
Maynard was banned from the road for thee years after pleading guilty to drug driving. He had 4.9 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) per litre of blood in his system.
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