A Ramsey man has been fined £330 for possessing £26 worth of cannabis.
Jake Mortimer, of Brookfield Avenue, was arrested after police found 1.3 grams of the drug in a car that he was a passenger in on August 27.
The vehicle had been stopped at West Quay in Ramsey, with a tub containing the cannabis in a glove box.
Defence advocate Emily Brennan submitted a letter from 25-year-old Mortimer to the court.
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She said that her client was looking at getting a prescription for cannabis, for the reasons set out in his letter.
Ms Brennan said that he had been using it to self-medicate.
Deputy High Bailiff Rachael Braidwood also ordered the defendant to pay prosecution costs of £125.