A MAN has been sentenced for cannabis possession. Matthew Minter-Palmer appeared in the dock at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, July 9. The 32-year-old, of Urquhart Road, Thatcham, admitted possessing a quantity of the Class B controlled drug in Thatcham on Monday, March 18. He was made subject to a six month conditional discharge. In addition Mr Minter-Palmer, who was legally represented by Simon Hammudi, was ordered to pay £85 costs plus a statutory victim services surcharge.