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"Former Shameless star Jody Latham has avoided serving jail time over his conviction for growing cannabis. The actor, who also appeared in EastEnders, pleaded guilty to growing \u00C2\u00A314,000 worth of the drug last month. The 29-year-old cried as he received a 12-month sentence suspended for two years at Burnley Crown Court today, The Sun reports. Latham had told the court he grew the plants in a garage because he was worried his fame would attract attention if he bought from dealers. Judge Beverley Lunt said that the solution would have been simply not to purchase cannabis in the first place. Police seized 24 cannabis plants from his former girlfriend&amp;#039;s home last year. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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