A man charged with cannabis possession has been given a two-year conditional discharge.

Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes was critical of the way the case was handled after she heard the police had not provided test results confirming the substance was cannabis and had not weighed it.

She said it was not the first time this had happened.

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Darren James Foster, of Mona Street, Douglas, admitted paying £40 for cannabis, which the court heard, he handed to police when officers attended his house on another matter on January 9.

Representing himself in court, Foster, aged 47, said that he suffered from arthritis and used cannabis to alleviate the pain.