HE THOUGHT supplying his friends with cannabis so they wouldn't smoke ice was the lesser of two evils, but that didn't make it legal.

Arron Tracey Starkey's Strathdickie property was searched by police at around 12.20pm on July 14, with the man directing officers to his shed.

"The defendant stated he had some cannabis in his blue esky in a shed,” police prosecutor Acting Senior Constable Tyler Roberts told the Proserpine Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Officers found five clip seal bags containing a total of 137.1g of cannabis.

Starkey was arrested, with police seizing his mobile phone and 400 rounds of .22 ammunition found in his dresser draw.

Defence solicitor Raymond Taylor of RJ Taylor Law said the ammunition had been left by Starkey's friend who had been shooting dingoes on the property.

"And he had placed it in the draw to keep it out of the children's reach,” he said.

The mobile phone was found to contain a number of Facebook messages relating to the sale of cannabis, with Starkey making full admissions to police.

"'Hey, so you're able to drive into Prossie to give it to me?',” Snr Const Roberts read to the court.

"'I want a 50 now, but I also have to get money out'.”

Starkey told officers the cannabis found at his Strathdickie property had been bound for Collinsville.

"The defendant stated he was supplying cannabis to his mates to keep them off ice because they couldn't get any in Collinsville,” Snr Const Roberts said.

Mr Taylor reaffirmed this on Monday, after Magistrate Simon Young warned periods of actual imprisonment were within range.

"He entered into this supplying of cannabis because his friends in Collinsville were using ice simply because they couldn't source cannabis,” he said.

Magistrate Young asked Starkey if he knew why they were unable to find cannabis.

"It's because the police have taken a very strong approach to trying to eliminate cannabis in that community because it is a scourge and I've been locking up the suppliers,” he said.

"You're one of them, you may well be next.”

The court heard the 29-year-old was not making money, with the magistrate accepting it was not a business.

Mr Taylor said the defence was seeking a suspended sentence.

"I was very much of a mind to imprison you here today,” Magistrate Young said to Starkey.

"I've been persuaded otherwise.

"This is very much a matter of don't be so stupid again.”

Starkey was sentenced to three months imprisonment each on seven charges of supplying a dangerous drug to be served concurrently and wholly suspended for 12 months.

The man was convicted and not further punished on all other charges.