Pot-smoking motorist banned for a year

A young motorist who drove after smoking cannabis has been banned from the road for a year.
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Aaron Burtonwood, 22, of Laxey Crescent, Leigh, appeared before Wigan justices to plead guilty to having smoked the class B substance before driving a Ford Fiesta on Green Lane, Leigh on October 4. He was also fined £400.

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