A 16-year-old schoolboy who sold cannabis-laced lollies to another student was running his own “enterprise” from his bedroom, the Perth Children’s Court has been told.
The boy, who cannot be identified because of his age, pleaded guilty to selling three of the drug-infused lollies to another student at his school, in Perth’s western suburbs, in August this year.
The student then supplied one of the lollies to his girlfriend and they both ate one, before becoming ill and going to hospital for treatment.
They were both discharged that night.
The school was notified and police were called in.
The offences prompted WA police to issue an urgent alert asking any students from western suburbs schools who had purchased, or been given gummy lollies in recent days, not to ingest them.
The court was told a search of the schoolboy’s home found a number of drug-related items in his bedroom, including jars of cannabis and cannabis oil, a silicone mould and a smoking implement with traces of the drug on it.
The teenager sold some of the gummies to a fellow school student. (Supplied: WA Police)
The boy also admitted he had previously sold three of the lollies to another student for $35.
The boy was then charged with several offences including possessing cannabis, selling a prohibited drug and possession of drugs with intent to sell or supply.
Today the state prosecutor told the court the boy was running “an enterprise” selling cannabis-laced lollies, to a market of similar aged students.
She said “all the tools of the trade” were found in his bedroom and the fact two people ended up in hospital made the offending very serious.
The boy’s lawyer, Paul Yovich SC said his client, who was going into year 12 next year, had a lot of support from his family and they were making sure he received the appropriate help.
Mr Yovich said the circumstances of this offending had given the boy “a real fright” and had a “powerful deterrent effect” on him which he “well and truly appreciated” now.
“It is a serious offence, but that was brought home to him, from the consequences,” Mr Yovich submitted.
Magistrate Kim Farmer ruled the appropriate sentence was a 5-month youth community-based order, which will include the boy being supervised.
She said while the offences were serious the boy, and his family had done a lot to ensure he was rehabilitated.
The boy, who attended the court with his father, made no comment as he left.
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