A Gippsland grandmother has been sentenced to a community corrections order for growing dozens of cannabis plants for medical purposes at her property near Sale.

Heather Gladman, 58, was charged with cultivating a drug of dependence but argued she had only supplied cannabis for free to terminally ill people, including a nine-year-old boy with an inoperable brain tumour.

She avoided a conviction at the Sale Magistrates' Court but will have to perform 60 hours of community service.

Police raided Gladman's Stradbroke property in February where they found 46 cannabis plants.

The case sparked an online petition in support of Gladman calling for an amnesty for users and suppliers of medicinal cannabis.

Gladman also went on a hunger strike for 18 days as a protest against her charges.

Outside court, Gladman said the State Government's move to give the drug to children with epilepsy did not go far enough.

"I'm just going to continue to write to the Government and try and convince the Government to legalise cannabis for people who are dying now, not in 2017. It's too late," she said.

reference:http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-07/gippsland-grandmother-avoids-conviction-for-growing-cannabis/7487518