A NEWPORT man who holds a Cancard and hoped it would prove medical dispensation to use the class B drug didn't pursue his case to trial yesterday (Tuesday).

David Toker, 41, of Hogan Close, originally didn't enter a plea to the offence when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court on December 21, 2021.

He had produced a type of card which proves medical dispensation to use the class B drug, a Cancard, and hoped it meant he was innocent of possession.

It was to be the first such case heard on the Isle of Wight and was set for a trial at the Isle of Wight Crown Court.

However, Toker now has cannabis prescribed, and on the day of his trial admitted the cannabis he had possession of last year was illegal.

Judge Advocate Robert Douglas Hill said: "You were originally pleading not guilty on the basis of necessity. I understand you are now using cannabis medicinally and have it prescribed.

"It is not in the gift of the judge to decide law as he goes along. The courts are not the forum as to whether you should have it for medicinal purposes."

Toker was given a 12-month conditional discharge.