A 40-year-old man found with a 1,400-plant cannabis grow-op just before recreational cannabis was legalized three years ago could be spending the next year in jail.
The year-long term is a minimum sentence for the count with an aggravating factor, such as the offence being for the benefit of a criminal organization, involving use or threat of violence, involving use or threat of use of weapons or representing abuse of authority or position, according to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada.
Nguyen reportedly previously held a Health Canada licence, but gave it up in 2013. Since he was well aware of the regulations in place, which was seen as an aggravating factor, according to Castanet Kamloops.
The jail term for the charge Nguyen pleaded guilty to could increase to two years if a different set of aggravating factors are involved. These include if
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