A Grodno resident stood trial for growing cannabis on his dacha plot in Grodno District.[1] The accused, aged 37, had equipped a greenhouse for the prohibited plants, ordering cannabis seeds from Russia and converting an old refrigerator in an outbuilding to create the required microclimate.[1] He admitted guilt in full at his trial.[1]

Between June and August 2026 he sowed and grew Cannabis plants on the plot to obtain marijuana, using seeds previously bought in Russia, gardening materials and the specially equipped refrigerator.[1] No vegetable crops appeared on the beds because the land was used for growing cannabis.[1] He dried part of the leaves, producing marijuana that he stored for personal consumption.[1] He had already smoked part of the harvest.[1] Officers seized the remaining about 3.5 grams of marijuana that he had kept on the plot.[1]

The Grodno District Court found him guilty under Part 1 of Article 329 and Part 1 of Article 328 of Belarus’s Criminal Code.[1] It imposed two years’ restriction of liberty without referral to an open-type correctional institution, a non-custodial sentence in Belarus.[1] The verdict had not entered into force and could still be appealed.[1]