A MAN who claimed he had been growing cannabis for medical reasons has been fined £100.

Jason Paul Alston, 40, had been cultivating two plants at his house in Piccadilly Road, Burnley magistrates heard.

Alston, said to use cannabis for back pain, admitted producing the drug.

He is currently on a community order and was also told to pay £85 costs, with a £15 victim surcharge.