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Police tracking cannabis seeds sent from Holland discovered a cannabis-growing operation at the home of the recipient, the Christchurch District Court has been told.

Two rooms in Shanan Gotz's Christchurch house were converted for cannabis growing, with 60 plants between 50cm and a metre in height. Dried cannabis was found in the kitchen, along with cash, a P pipe and a tablet of LSD.

Gotz, 27, had told police it was for his own use, and that the pipe and LSD tablet dated to his earlier involvement with harder drugs.

Judge Raoul Neave said the operation was determined, and not the type where a few seeds were put in pots with the hope they would sprout.

Lawyer Pip Hall said Gotz probably did not realise the seriousness of his situation.
He had not sold any of the cannabis, and was assessed at a low risk of reoffending, Hall said.

Gotz admitted charges of importing a class C drug, culti-vating cannabis, possessing LSD and possessing a drug utensil.

He was sentenced to 235 hours community work, which took into account remitted fines of $7000.

He still owes $7000 reparation for earlier offending.

He also was sentenced to four months' community detention, with a curfew from 6.30pm to 5am.