E-bike rider for “Smoked Premiums” caught pedalling cannabis on the streets of Blackpool sentenced
The court was told police saw Brown riding an e-bike in Lytham Road and decided to challenge him because they thought he looked unwell.
An e-bike rider pedalling cannabis around the streets of Blackpool has been handed a suspended prison sentence by a judge.
Jordan Brown pleaded guilty to two offences – possession of the Class B drug with intent to supply and being concerned in the supply of cannabis - when he appeared before Preston Crown Court.
The 27-year-old was given a seven-month jail term suspended for 18 months but was given a stern warning by Judge Kirsty-Ann Gunn that he could find himself behind bars if he offended again.
The court was told police saw Brown riding an e-bike in Lytham Road and decided to challenge him because they thought he looked unwell.
As they went to stop him, he turned into a side road and called at a house where he was seen to hand over a small snap bag to a man at the door.
They approached the man who handed them the snap bag which contained cannabis. Brown was cautioned and arrested. At the time he was holding a mobile phone which was connected to a call.
He claimed he hadn’t been selling the drugs and had only been “giving my mate some of my weed”.
He was searched and found to have a man-bag containing cannabis wraps strapped across his chest under his coat.
Later officers searched his home address in Royal Bank Road, Blackpool where they discovered more cannabis together with various sizes of snap bags and a set of drug scales.
Two phones were seized and found to contain messages indicating he was dealing drugs, with lists of contacts and menus advertising a variety of strains of cannabis for sale.
The business was called “Smoked Premiums” and had been in operation for about a year supplying cannabis.
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Amongst the messages was one which appeared to show Brown trying to recruit another man to drop drugs off for him to settle a debt.
The court was told Brown had no previous convictions. But the prosecution said he had a significant role within a drugs chain for street dealing.
Defence barrister Anthony Parkinson said that because his client was a man of previous good character the sentence would be less than 12 months in prison and was therefore one which, under the Sentencing Act of 2026, ought to be suspended.
He asked that Brown could be given rehabilitation activity days with the probation service but urged the judge not to order other conditions like unpaid work because he was suffering from ill health.
“He has complicated personal circumstances and a number of health issues,” he said.
Judge Gunn said Brown had been involved in the regular supply of cannabis over a substantial period and there appeared to be an attempt to recruit someone into drug distribution.
She said she was satisfied Brown had played a significant role in the cannabis supply chain and that he was aware of the size of the operation. But she took into account he had no previous convictions and had physical and mental health issues.
In addition to the seven-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months the judge ordered Brown to complete 15 rehabilitation days and pay £400 towards court costs.
And she warned him that if he failed to comply with the rehab day appointments or the conditions of the suspended sentence he would be brought back to court.
"Let us be clear," she said. "Should you breach, or commit any other offences, you will be brought back to court and you are likely to have to serve some or all of that sentence."