Mansfield man banned from the roads after driving while high on cannabis

A Mansfield man has been banned from the roads after police pulled him over and found that he had been smoking cannabis.
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Jack Paul Cullen was pulled over in Sutton in his Vauxhall Corsa on October 2 last year after police became suspicious of the nature of his driving, and officers found a small amount of the drug in the vehicle.

The 25-year-old, of Sylvester Street, Mansfield, admitted drug driving and possession of a Class B drug when he appeared before Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Friday, March 5.

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Prosecuting, Emma Cornell told the court: “When officers pulled him over there was a smell of cannabis and he showed them a small amount in a bag in the vehicle.

“He was given a drugs swipe and the roadside, which he failed and he’s of previous good character.”

Mitigating, Donna Pursglove said the Amazon employee was a regular user of the glove, but he hadn’t smoked it on the day of his arrest.

She told the court: “He lives at home with his mother and father and he accepts that he’s a regular user of the drug.

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“He had not smoked any on that day and it was not a particularly high reading but there must still be a mandatory 12-month ban.

“He had left his employment to train with a building company and it was hoped that he could go back to that after the lockdown, but he was told there were no opportunities.”

Magistrates banned Cullen for 12 months and also gave him a 12-month conditional discharge.

He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £34 victim surcharge.

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