A 59-year-old visitor who brought more than an ounce of cannabis into Bermuda was jailed for a month despite arguing that she needed the drug for medical reasons.Edith Lord Wolff, of California, admitted in Magistrates' Court to importing 35.6 grams of cannabis on a May 17 flight from New York. The drugs were stored inside her luggage.Crown counsel Tawana Tannock said a K9 unit alerted Customs officers to the drugs at LF Wade International Airport.The officers found bags containing hand-rolled cigarettes and plant matter in Wolff's luggage. Wolff identified the material inside the bags as marijuana.Ms Tannock said Wolff was a self-employed investor with no previous convictions, and offered no evidence on a second count of importation with intent to supply.Lawyer Mark Pettingill told Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner that his client has visited friends and family in Bermuda for “a number of years”.He said she was prescribed medical marijuana because she suffered from chronic Meniere's disease, an ear disorder that causes dizziness.Mr Warner said: “I hear you, but I don't care. In California, you can apply for a firearm licence. It can't be a mitigating factor. Don't bring it, don't come.”He said the prescription had no validity in Bermuda, or in a state outside California.As Wolff stood, Mr Warner told her: “No value has been given to the court, but this is a substantial amount of drugs.”He said that as a frequent visitor, Wolff must have been aware of Bermuda's laws.Wolff cried out from the dock when Mr Warner fined her $3,000, plus 30 days' imprisonment.The Royal Gazette understands that Wolff has filed an appeal.