Wellington drug driver who 'took cannabis the day before and thought it was out of his system' gets long ban
A driver who was found to be nearly three times over the cannabis drug driving limit has been banned from taking to the wheel for three years.
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Mark Edward Phillips, of Severn Drive in Wellington, pleaded guilty to drug driving a Mercedes C220, in Holyhead Road, Ketley, on July 12, 2024.
A blood test revealed that he had 5.9 microgrammes of THC (cannabis) per litre of blood in his system when the limit is 2mcg per litre.
The 49-year-old carer told Telford Magistrates Court that he had smoked cannabis the night before and then slept for eight hours.
