A Ramsey motorist has been fined £1,000 and banned from the roads for two years for driving under the influence of cannabis.
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Jonathan Hugh McCaul admitted the offence and was also ordered to take an extended driving test after his ban ends.
The court heard that police detected a smell of cannabis as McCaul drove past at Ramsey Hairpin on August 19.
They stopped him at May Hill and a drug test later produced results of 9.1 for cannabis, which has a legal limit of two.
McCaul, of Traie Twoaie, said he’d smoked a joint the previous evening, and used cannabis for back pain.
Magistrates also ordered him to pay £125 prosecution costs and he’ll pay at a rate of £10 per week.