Robert Leslie Harris, 66, of Lady Barron, had 6.36 kilograms of cannabis drying in a bedroom. He has pleaded not guilty to trafficking in a controlled substance on April 12, 2020.

Mr Harris said the cannabis was for personal use for pain management.

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Crown prosecutor Jennifer Slevin said that because Mr Harris had more than a traffickable quantity of cannabis (one kilogram) he had to prove on the balance of probabilities that he was not going to sell it. Defence counsel Lucy Flanagan said that the issue at the trial was whether Mr Harris intended to sell.

Senior Sergeant Chris Parr gave evidence that he and Constable Ryan Jeffrey visited Mr Harris and smelt cannabis the instant they got out of the car in the driveway-about 50 metres away.

Mr Harris took them to a room where there was a tarpaulin, fans, chair, two pairs of garden scissors and wire racks of drying cannabis, leaves and buds.

Senior Sergeant Parr said that a search of the yard yielded no evidence of growing such as lights, grow bags or potting mix.

He said he found no bongs or evidence of smoking devices. Detective senior sergeant Matt Shea said that the cannabis would have been worth up to $96,733 if sold in 3869 street level deals of $25.

A person smoking 12 joints a day would smoke about 2.1 kilograms a year.

Mr Harris said that the Flinders Island Lions Club paid for a trip to NSW to see his sister in late 2020.

He that after arriving back on the island he went to where the plants were and cut the plants up and transported them back to his property rather than go into immediate isolation.

Ms Slevin suggested that he had two pairs of scissors because he was cutting it up with a friend for sale. "No that is because they get quite blunt," he said.

"I suggest that police found no evidence of cannabis use because you don't smoke cannabis," Ms Slevin asked. "That's a complete lie," Mr Harris said.

Mr Harris told police he had forgotten that police may come around for a Covid-19 compliance check.

The trial continues on Thursday when Crown and defence counsel and Justice Stephen Estcourt will sum up before the jury retires to consider its verdict.

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