Rodney Scott Lock, 48, of Shepparton, pleaded guilty in Shepparton County Court to charges of cultivating narcotic plants and trafficking cannabis.
The court heard police found 19 cannabis plants under bird netting in Lock’s backyard and another four growing in his driveway when they searched his Shepparton home on March 23 last year.
They also found 1.46kg of cannabis separated into 53 zip-lock bags in a beer carton in a spare room inside the house.
A further 107.6g of cannabis was found in a shopping bag on the fridge in the kitchen and 13.8g in the kitchen cupboard.
In summing up the case, Judge Michael Cahill said Lock told police he grew the plants as it “gave you something to do”.
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