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08.06.2023 - 19:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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.
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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. The legal limit is 2mcg/l. Yvonne Dobson, prosecuting, said he was pulled over just off The Silk Road in Macclesfield on December 4, 2022.
"The officers noticed that he is smoking and as they emerged from the roundabout, they noticed a very strong smell of cannabis and so they stopped the defendant," she added. "He was asked to take a roadside DrugWipe test which provided a positive result for cannabis.
A probation report, the court heard, read: "Mr Maynard has been candid and disclosed that he has been smoking cannabis for around 15 years. Through our discussion we came to the conclusion he is taking cannabis as a form of self-medication. He has been diagnosed with ADHD and suffers from back problems.
"He has a physical job that can exacerbate that. He suffers from anxiety also. He says he did not feel impaired. He
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