In Bakhchisarai district, a man received 3 years of probation for 312 grams of hemp

The prosecutor’s office of the Bakhchisarai district supported the prosecution in the case of a resident of the village of River, found guilty of illegal possession of cannabis. This was reported in the press service of the supervisory authority.

The court found that in July 2026, a local resident tore leaves and inflorescences from previously planted hemp bushes. Parts of the drug-containing plant he kept in the back room of his house. The total weight of the seized was 312 grams.

The actions of the man qualified under part 2 of article 228 of the criminal code of the Russian Federation – illegal possession of narcotic substances. The court imposed a sentence of three years of suspended imprisonment with probation for the same period.

Recall that in August 2026, a 35-year-old local resident received a fine of 25 thousand rubles: in November 2025, he found a wild cannabis bush near the village of Tenistoe, tore off inflorescences and branches, brought home and hid in a paper tube from under chips in a barn.

In October 2026, a 49-year-old resident of the district seized more than 685 grams of cannabis. Two bushes grew in the ground, and the dried parts were stored in a metal pelvis and cardboard box. The man pleaded guilty and said he found the seeds in February and planted them in a greenhouse in May.