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Antony Thrower

Mum who 'self-medicates' with cannabis is handed stern dressing down by court judge

A single mum who claimed she used cannabis to medicate herself and calm her nerves was told “self-medication does not exist” by a judge.

Kayley Baker, 35, was arrested when police raided her family home in Anfield, Liverpool after a tip-off and found 1g of the drug.

Baker, a school cleaner with two previous warnings about her use of cannabis, had kept it in a jar by her bed and claimed she suffered anxiety due to being in an abusive relationship.

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