Belarus court restricts liberty over 15 cannabis plants grown in a greenhouse
Berestovitsa District Court on 6 March 2026 sentenced a man to two years and six months' restriction of liberty after he grew 15 cannabis plants in a greenhouse from May to October 2025 and stored at least 3.35 kg of marijuana at home. The verdict had not yet entered force.
🇧🇾 Berestovitsa District, Grodno Region · Belarus
- Plants destroyed
- 15
- Cannabis
- 3.351 kg
Berestovitsa District Court convicted a local man of illegally sowing and growing cannabis and of possessing marijuana without intent to sell, BELTA reported on 6 March 2026.[1][2]
From May to October 2025 he had grown 15 cannabis plants in a greenhouse on his homestead, dried the harvest and kept at least 3,350.8931 grams of marijuana in his house and outbuildings until police seized it.[1][2]
The court gave him one year and six months’ restriction of liberty for cultivation and two years for possession, combined into two years and six months to be served in an open correctional institution.[1][2] The judgment could still be appealed.[1]
Sources
- Житель Берестовицкого района выращивал в теплице марихуану, суд вынес приговор. BELTA, 6 March 2026. In Russian. Archived copy.
- Житель Берестовицкого района выращивал в теплице марихуану, суд вынес приговор. Vesti, 10 March 2026. In Russian.
Open questions the AI reported
- The defendant was not named; BELTA said he bought seeds at an unspecified time for personal use and fully admitted guilt.
- Vesti republished the BELTA report without adding separate details.
- The published BELTA picture was an archive photo, not of this greenhouse.
