A MIDDLE-aged cannabis addict bought a £200 block of resin to last a few months to avoid the "poor quality" currently available.

Police investigators found a "nine-bar", part of another block and a small amount of cannabis bush - with a total street value of £1,000 - during a search of Gary Farr's home in Portland Walk, Diglis, on Tuesday, November 20.

Rhona Iguyovwe, prosecuting, said they accepted the stash was for the 47-year-old's personal use after hearing of his 30-year habit and 19 previous convictions relating to cannabis misuse since 1978.

"In interview, he admitted buying the block for £200, 10 minutes prior to the search," she said.

Farr, who served a 12-month jail sentence last year for affray, admitted possessing cannabis bush and resin when he appeared at Droitwich Magistrates Court yesterday.

Charles Hamer, defending, said his client had co-operated fully with officers, who were well aware of his long-standing, fully-admitted, daily habit.

"They found resin with a street value of £900, a small bit which was clearly part of a bigger block and cannabis bush with a street value of between £20-30," he said.

"He bought the large block as, since the crisis in Afghanistan, there has been a disruption in better quality cannabis with a great deal of poor quality coming through from places other than the Middle East. This is not suitable for him and buying in bulk is safer than buying many times."

Mr Hamer asked district judge Philip Browning to take into account his client's early guilty plea, his record - which went in his favour as well as against - and the political climate.

"The Home Secretary talked of reducing cannabis from a class B to a class C drug and although it hasn't happened yet, it could bear an impact on sentencing," he said.

Farr was granted unconditional bail to reappear on Wednesday, January 30, for pre-sentence reports.