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Crown Court takes decorative flora to the legal limit

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By Thomas Connelly on

Sharp-eyed lawyers have spotted a decorative cannabis plant in the Bar mess area of Southwark Crown Court.

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Yep, definitely cannabis.

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Just not real cannabis. As Westbourne Chambers barrister Deborah Morris reports, someone in the HM Courts & Tribunals Service procurement department clearly has a sense of humour.

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