A TEACHER admitted supplying cannabis to her own children to stop them buying it from street dealers.

The woman -- a regular user -- told police she wanted to prevent her two teens being exposed to criminals who might lure them into harder drugs and crime.

Officers found 116g of cannabis resin -- worth around UKP 200 -- at her home on June 15.

The teacher, who is in her 40s, cannot be named to avoid identifying her children. She admitting possession with intent to supply at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates Court, Suffolk.

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