Stoner calls the cops on HIMSELF because he thought teenagers were trying to steal his huge haul of cannabis
- A marijuana grower in the Northern Territory has called the police on himself
- He was concerned a group of youths were stealing his precious cannabis crop
- Police found 69 plants up to a 1.5 meters tall at his grow house in Tennant Creek
- William Pointon, 61, and his partner Ramon Paton, 56, pleaded guilty in court
A Northern Territory marijuana grower has called the police on himself with concerns his precious crop was being stolen by sticky-fingered youths.
The phone call in May 2019 landed William Pointon, 61, and his growing partner Ramon Paton, 56, in the Northern Territory Supreme Court on Tuesday, where they pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis.
According to defence lawyer Noah Redmond, Pointon alerted authorities because he was worried his cannabis would be in the hands of children.
A Northern Territory marijuana grower has called the police on himself with concerns his precious crop was being stolen by sticky-fingered youths (stock image)
'The fact that he did call police on himself for cultivating cannabis is a very significant factor,' Mr Redmond said.
'Youths were attempting to steal his cannabis and he had a view about the use of cannabis that it should not be illegal. Nevertheless he recognises that it is illegal and it is therefore wrong.
'However that children are not capable of making decisions to whether or not to smoke cannabis and they should not have access to cannabis so he called the police to prevent them having access.'
Police immediately searched Pointon's Tennant Creek grow house where they found 69 cannabis plants up to a 1.5 meters tall, NT News reported.
Despite the large quantity, the court heard Pointon was no drug dealer.
Mr Redmond said his client never sold marijuana for money but would sometimes share the plants with his friends in exchange for beer and labour.
The phone call in May 2019 landed William Pointon, 61, and his growing partner Ramon Paton, 56, in the Northern Territory Supreme Court (pictured) on Tuesday, where they pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis
Pointon told police he had been growing cannabis crops for decades.
'Pointon participated in a voluntary record of interview in which he made full admissions to cultivating the plants and he had been growing cannabis plants for about 40 years,' Crown prosecutor Glen Dooley said.
The two men are due to be sentenced on Thursday.
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