A 20-year-old man has admitted driving twice while he was under influence of cannabis.
Edard Dolyn Corkill, of Main Road, Foxdale, pleaded guilty to two counts of driving while unfit and seven counts of possessing drugs.
A further charge of careless driving was withdrawn.
He will be sentenced on June 8 after a probation report has been completed.
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Prosecuting advocate James Robinson told the court that, on August 24, 2019, police saw Corkill driving a Volkswagen Golf at EVF garage on Peel Road in Douglas at 11.25pm.
He was followed due to the nature of his driving and was said to be swerving and slowing down.
After being stopped, police reported that he was slurring his words, had glazed eyes and there was a smell of cannabis in the car.
A blood test later produced a result that exceeded two micrograms of THC.
There is no legal limit in the island but the UK legal limit is two micrograms, which can be used for guidance.
The total amount of cannabis found was 1.2 grams.
On December 24, 2019, police again found cannabis in Corkill’s car after he was stopped while driving a Toyota on Peel Road in Braddan.
The latest offences occurred on June 26 last year when Corkill was seen by police driving a Toyota Rav4, swerving and hitting kerbs.
Police stopped him again and reported that there was a smell of cannabis coming from the car.
When asked if there was anything in the car he said: ’There are some drugs but they’re not mine.’
A search found 5.9 grams of cannabis, 0.7 grams of cocaine, five Xanax tablets, and four diazepam tablets. The latter two drugs are both class C.
A further search of Corkill’s home found an additional £34-worth of cannabis.
A blood test produced a result of four micrograms of THC.
Defence advocate Ian Kermode asked for a probation report to be prepared before sentencing.
Bail was granted in the sum of £500 with conditions to live at his home address, contact probation, not to drive, and not to leave the island without court permission.