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Arthritis sufferer Robert Genders began growing thousands of pounds worth of cannabis when he was told the pungent green drug would provide pain relief.
The 59-year-old bachelor was a talented amateur cyclist - until he had to have a shoulder replaced and found himself at a "loose end", Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday, May 6.
A room in his home was equipped for him to train in the heat.
But it was suggested to Genders by someone that the room could be used to produce cannabis.
Genders, a joiner, financed setting up the grow with cash from the sale of his bicycle.
He had only been nurturing his crop of 27 plants for three to four weeks when police seized them.
The potential yield of the crop - if it had grown to fruition and been sold on the street - was estimated to have been up to £22,000....
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