Pictured: Photos from inside Mark Colwell's home in Portchester. A man caught growing ?35,000 worth of cannabis has avoided jail after telling a court he was going to smoke it all himself. Police discovered 38 plants set up under lights in Mark Colwell's home which he had rewired to avoid paying for the electricity his 'cottage industry' needed, the court heard. However, Colwell told officers he smoked up to an ounce of marijuana per week, and was growing his own to 'cut costs' after racking up debts. The 35-year-old was growing the plants using a hydroponics system in his ?200,000 semi-detached home in Portchester, near Portsmouth, Hants. SEE OUR COPY FOR DETAILS. Please byline: CPS/Solent News ? CPS/Solent News & Photo Agency UK +44 (0) 2380 458800