An IT Engineer who cultivated nearly €2,000 worth of Cannabis got a Strike Out in Tallaght Court after he paid €2,500 to the National Children’s Hospital.  Judge John Coughlan had heard that Mark Malone started cultivating the drug because he had been suffering from stress.  He said Malone did not want to buy drugs on the street.  Malone, aged 31, with an address at Parkwood Avenue, Tallaght, had pleaded guilty to simple possession of Cannabis and cultivation of Cannabis plants at the above address on December 7 2013.  The Court had heard that the plants had been worth €1,800.  The Court heard that Malone had no previous convictions.  Malone was before the Court for payment of €2,500 to charity.  His solicitor said the money was in Court.  Judge Coughlan ordered that the donation be paid to the National Children’s Hospital and struck out the case.