Crimea man given suspended 3 years for 312 g of cannabis kept at home
The Bakhchisaray district court in Crimea convicted a resident of the village of Rechnoye under part 2 of article 228 and gave him three years of imprisonment, suspended, with a three-year probation period. Prosecutors said he picked leaves and flower heads from cannabis bushes he had planted at his home in July 2026 and kept 312 grams of the plant material in his outbuilding for his own use.
🇷🇺 Rechnoye, Bakhchisaray district, Crimea · Russia
The Bakhchisaray district court in Crimea convicted a resident of the village of
Rechnoye of unlawfully storing narcotic substances.[1][2]Prosecutors said the
Bakhchisaray district prosecutor’s office supported the state prosecution in the
case, and the man was convicted under part 2 of article 228 of the Russian
Criminal Code.[3][2]
The court found that in July 2026, at his home, he picked the leaves and flower
heads from cannabis bushes he had planted there earlier and kept them in an
outbuilding for his own use.[3][2]An expert examination put the total weight of
the parts of the narcotic-containing plant at 312 grams.[1]
The court sentenced him to three years of imprisonment, suspended, with a
probation period of the same length.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Convicted
1
Sentenced
1
Cannabis
312 g
Prison
3 years suspended with 3-year probation
Agency
Прокуратура Республики Крым
Agency type
Court, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (312 g)
Activity
Cultivation, Possession
Setting
Home
Grown
Outdoor
Charge
unlawful storage of narcotic substances (part 2 of article 228 of the Criminal Code)
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Charged 2Sentenced 2Cannabis 1.4 kgPrison 3 years 3 months
