Rotorua woman Jennifer Devery sentenced for supplying cannabis oil
Jennifer Devery has been sentenced to seven months of home detention for the illegal supply of cannabis oil. Devery claimed her actions were motivated by a desire to help those suffering from health issues rather than profit.
Why it matters
The case highlights the ongoing legal tensions surrounding the distribution of unregulated medicinal cannabis products.
Rotorua woman Jennifer Devery has been sentenced to seven months' home detention for supplying cannabis oil.
When police were called by NZ Post staff about a package that had raised eyebrows, they agreed that it “reeked” of cannabis.
When they opened the parcel, which had been posted in a drop box at Westend Dairy in Rotorua, police found three clear dropper bottles containing a “dark green liquid”.
The bottles had been sent by Jennifer Devery, who has been sentenced for supplying cannabis oil, after a police investigation.
But after her sentencing in the Rotorua District Court last week, Devery told NZME her offending was “not about the profit”.
She said she began supplying cannabis oil after her sister-in-law died, following a cancer diagnosis.
Devery said her sister-in-law’s illness and the grief surrounding it had been at the “forefront” of her mind.
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