Professional online poker player cultivated cannabis at home

Jamie Dean, a professional online poker player, was convicted yesterday of possessing cannabis with the intent to supply. Cannabis plants worth upwards of £6,000 were found in Dean's home in Deeside, North Wales, during a police raid last summer.

At the time, Dean pleaded guilty to possession of drugs and of growing them but maintained that the growth was for personal use. He told the jury he would have smoked it all himself.

The prosecution conceded there was no prior evidence of Dean supplying cannabis, but the jury still found him guilty of possessing with the intent to supply.

The online poker player told the jury he's smoked cannabis since he was 14, and that he was growing his own to avoid buying poor quality drugs from dealers. When his home was raided in June 2005, police found nearly 3 pounds of herbal cannabis hanging on drying lines in the attic and a growing "pod" in his cellar.

According to the prosecutor, the estimated street value of the drugs was between £2,400 and £6,000. Plus the echo-chamber, which is a large growing chamber with lights contained within an enclosed chamber, was purchased for £2,400.

Dean is scheduled for sentencing on Sept. 25.
courtesy of Sarah Polson

News Added: 18 August, 2006

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