A cannabis 'connoisseur' caught with more than €17,000 of drugs in a growhouse at his home has avoided going to jail.
Nicholas Hanlon appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court in Co Donegal charged with cultivation of the drugs.
The court was told that Hanlon, 52, of Wheelie Lea, Pound Street, Ramelton, was "fascinated" with the process of growing cannabis.
