‘A Moral Duty To Disobey Unjust Laws’: Irish Activist Convicted For Planting Weed In Public Spots —Including City Hall
Martin Condon, a prominent cannabis campaigner from Cork, Ireland, has been convicted of multiple counts of cultivating cannabis.
According to the Irish Examiner, Condon faced the Cork District Court after openly planting cannabis plants across various locations in Cork City, including outside City Hall and Mayfield Garda Station.
Public Activism Meets Legal Consequences
Condon, who frequently documented his activism on social media under the banner “Martin’s World,” used these videos as a form of protest against the restrictive cannabis laws in Ireland.
His court case included several of these videos, which showed him planting cannabis in broad daylight while explaining his motivations. While watching one of the videos, Judge John King remarked, “It is laughable really that this is a crime.”
Throughout his trial, Condon, dressed in a vibrant …