A search warrant revealed that a Whanganui man was growing cannabis in a room adjacent to one of his children's bedrooms.
Whanganui Police located 30 plants growing under two grow lamps in John Henry Waara's house on March 14 this year.
"Another growing area had been set up in the garage," Judge Anthony Walsh said when Waara appeared in Whanganui District Court.
"There were two cannabis plants and 38 cannabis seedlings growing in the garage under grow lamps."
The plants in the bedroom ranged between 40 and 80cm high and when asked by police, Waara told them they were for his personal use.