A STUDENT lost his place at university after police found class A and class B drugs in his room.

Callum Taylor who suffers with emotionally unstable personality disorder was kicked off his course after officers searched his room. He pleaded guilty to possession of MDMA and possession with intent to supply cannabis.

Prosecuting Shafqat Reaz said: “Police attended the defendant’s address on a separate matter. It was here he stated that he had drugs in his possession. He showed officers drugs and said it was MDMA. In custody he admitted to having a large amount of cannabis in his room at his home address.

“Various items were recovered. Phones were recovered with evidence to show low level dealing.”

Mr Reaz said: “Police recovered two plastic tubs of bags of cannabis and weighing scales were recovered. There is no sophistication or large-scale supply.”

Taylor has no previous convictions for class A or Class B possession and had been of previous good character, the court heard.

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Chris Aggrey, defending, said: “This is an unfortunate case where he was at university and progressing on his course. He was struggling with his mental health and had to re-sit. He was smoking about 3 to 4 grams of cannabis a day which came to the attention of his house mates. They would approach him and offer him money."

“He didn’t really make anything out of it. He didn’t really think through the consequences of his actions and as a result he has been kicked out of university.”

“He still has all these significant mental health issues and he finds himself in an extremely unfortunate circumstance now.”

The court heard that Taylor, 22, had problems at school due to dyslexia and dyspraxia and anxiety. He is diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder and describes hearing voices and having suicidal thoughts.”

He now lives with his mother and no longer uses drugs.

Mr Aggrey said: “This is the first time he has been in court. I am confident this person will not be coming before the court again; it was an isolated event. He is under supervision of his mother and is under the constant care of his GP.”

Magistrate Keith Stokes-Smith said: “Usually possession with intent to supply is dealt with very seriously. You have pleaded guilty at the first opportunity you had. If you hadn’t done that the penalty would have been more serious.”

“The court is going to do something that goes outside our sentencing guidelines. We are going with probation’s recommendation of a conditional discharge because there has been a radical change in circumstance since you did this.”

Mr Stokes-Smith said: “We have heard you have mental health issues but you are getting a lot of support from people who think a lot of you and that you have potential.”

“If you do have these (suicidal) thoughts when you wake up, try to counteract them with thoughts that people care about you.”

He added: “People are putting themselves out to help you.”

Taylor, of Dalewood Road, Birmingham, was given a conditional discharge for two years and fined £205.

The case was heard at Worcester Magistrates court on Thursday, November 14.