Pubdate: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 Source: Kitchener-Waterloo Record (CN ON) Copyright: 2001 Kitchener-Waterloo Record Contact: http://www.therecord.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/225 TRIP TO COFFEE SHOP MAY SEND MARIJUANA GROWER TO JAIL KITCHENER -- A late evening visit to a local coffee shop may land a 21-year-old Kitchener man in jail for breaching an 18-month conditional sentence he received for growing marijuana in his home. Thanh Duong was the first person to be convicted and sentenced in more than 40 marijuana-growing cases. In December, police seized 332 marijuana plants worth an estimated $230,000, plus $15,000 worth of growing equipment and $4,000 in cash from Duong's Kitchener home. In May, Justice Donald MacMillan gave the first-time offender house arrest, instead of sending him to jail. One condition of his sentence is that Duong must be home from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Federal drug prosecutor Pat Flynn told MacMillan yesterday that police found Duong out at about 11 p.m. coming home from a coffee shop. He asked MacMillan to deal with the matter right away, but the judge adjourned the sentencing until Oct. 15 at the request of Duong's lawyer. - --- MAP posted-by: Jackl