25 Jan 2022
HKSAR v. CHEUNG FAI HO
- Citation
- [2022] HKCFI 223
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA132/2021
Although the quantity of cannabis oil was small, the learned Magistrate validly treated the offending as a novel commercial enterprise using Instagram to reach a wide and potentially vulnerable market; that aggravating feature justified a custodial sentence and the two-month sentence after discount was not manifestly excessive, so the appeal is dismissed.
- Trafficking in dangerous drugs
- Cannabis oil potency adjustment
- Use of social media in drug distribution
- Guilty plea discount
- Sentencing starting point