Former Progressive Labour Party election candidate Makai Dickerson appeared in court yesterday charged with possessing cannabis.Prosecutor Garrett Byrne said the defendant, of Sandys, was caught with “a very small amount” of the drug — 0.45 grams.He explained that Mr Dickerson, 30, was charged with the offence rather than given a police caution as “he didn’t accept any culpability” for it.However, the prosecutor said, “he does now admit he was in possession of it”.He invited Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner to adjourn the case until next Friday. He explained that Mr Dickerson will be cautioned by the police before then.The charge should then be dropped at the next hearing.It was reported during the election campaign that Mr Dickerson did not immediately tell PLP officials about the incident, which took place in Dockyard in September.He pulled out of the election race on November 28, after the news emerged.He said at that time: “While travelling to Dockyard one evening, some friends and I were pulled over at a checkpoint. We were searched and a very small amount of marijuana was found on my person. The substance was not mine and I didn’t even know it was there. It was stuffed at the bottom of my friends’ cigarette box which I had on my person.”He said he expected to receive a warning when he appeared at Hamilton Police Station on December 16, but instead the decision was made to charge him.