A MAN told a court it "saddens" him that he was back in the dock.
John Skiverton represented himself when he appeared for sentencing over being five times the legal limit of cannabis in his blood.
The 33-year-old said it was not his plan to represent himself but his solicitors were "struggling to get someone here". But he said he would continue on his own.
On July 24 last year, on a motorcycle in Montrose Street, Clydebank, he had not less than 10mg of THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) per litre of blood. The limit is 2mg.
Skiverton, of Cloan Avenue, Glasgow, told Dumbarton Sheriff Court on February 17 he had done work on his recovery.
He said: "I understand how serious it is, and I accept my punishment.
"I have really embarrassed myself with what I have done.
"It saddens me that I'm back here today."
Sheriff Maxwell Hendry said Skiverton had a "bad record".
"It's as if you think the rules don't apply to you all the time," he said. "Driving with five times the legal limit in your system, there's a possibility I have to send you prison today.
"The alternatives are you're placed on a community payback order and a restriction of liberty order."
Skiverton will be supervised by social workers for 18 months. He will be under an electronically monitored curfew from 7pm to 7am for the next four months.
And he is banned from driving for two years.
As he left the dock, the man replied: "Thanks very much. Thank you."
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