A Seddon vineyard owner told a probation officer he had no intention of giving up growing cannabis after he was charged with cultivating the plant.
Anton Leigh Graham, 38, appeared in the Blenheim District Court on Monday, having previously admitted cultivating cannabis, possession of LSD, possession of cannabis, possession of utensils and unlawfully having a weapon.
Judge Geoffrey Ellis sentenced Graham to 80 hours' community work for cultivation of cannabis and fined him a total of $1600 for the four other charges, plus court costs.
He also ordered the destruction of the equipment.
Judge Ellis said Graham had earlier told a probation officer he had no intention of giving up growing cannabis.
Graham saw "nothing wrong with cannabis and sharing it with his partner, even with small children in the house", he said.
Defence lawyer Matthew Marshall said there was no evidence that the cannabis had been cultivated for supply, because no profit had been made.
Mr Marshall also said that Graham was an "infrequent" user of LSD, sometimes using it at parties.
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