An East Ruimveldt man, who yesterday told Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton that domestic problems caused him to smoke cannabis and begged for leniency, was sentenced to one year in prison together with a $6,000 fine.
Rayon Quow pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
He committed the unlawful act on Tuesday on Croal Street in the Stabroek Market area.
After he admitted to the offence, the magistrate informed Quow that it carried a prison sentence and inquired whether he still wanted to maintain his guilty plea. The man replied in the affirmative saying that he had an explanation.