Artsyz court gives man 2 years' probation for 6.64 g of wild cannabis
The Artsyz district court in Odesa Oblast sentenced a local man to two years of probationary supervision for illegally making and storing 6.64 grams of cannabis without intent to sell. He had gathered wild cannabis tops in the yard of an abandoned house in March 2026, dried and crushed them at home, and admitted his guilt at the hearing.
The Artsyz district court in Odesa Oblast found a local man guilty of illegally
making and storing narcotic drugs without intent to sell.[1]The court
sentenced him to two years of probationary supervision.[1]
Investigators found that in March 2026 he gathered the tops of wild cannabis
plants in the yard of an abandoned house.[1]He took the plants to his own
home, where he dried and crushed them for his own use.[1]During searches,
officers seized a paper packet of cannabis from the kitchen of the house.[1]The seized material weighed 6.64 grams in dried form, which the report says
exceeds the amount allowed by law.[1]
At the hearing he fully admitted his guilt and expressed sincere remorse.[1]The court lifted the seizure of his property and ordered the physical evidence
destroyed.[1]It also ordered him to pay the state 3,565.60 hryvnias for the
expert examinations.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Charged
1
Cannabis
6.64 g
Prison
2 years of probationary supervision
Fine
UAH 3,565.6
Agency
Арцизький районний суд
Agency type
Court
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (6.64 g)
Activity
Possession, Processing
Setting
Home
Grown
Wild
Charge
illegal production and storage of narcotic drugs without intent to sell
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