Judge spares ex-Green politician Aaryn Barlow prison over large-scale cannabis cultivation

 Judge spares ex-Green politician Aaryn Barlow prison over large-scale cannabis cultivation

Police estimated Aaryn Barlow’s cannabis haul was valued at $420,000.

Barlow contested the Nelson seat for the Green Party in the 2011 election. Three years later he announced he was standing again, but only for the party vote.
He rose to 14th on the party list before…