A man was sentenced to six months' community detention and 180 hours' community work in Whanganui District Court on Wednesday.
Timothy Hooper, 33, was found guilty by a jury on charges of offering to supply methamphetamine, offering to supply cannabis, possessing cannabis and possessing a pipe.
Judge Philip Crayton described Hooper's offending as "low level" and said the jury's verdict was not surprising given the content within text messages used as evidence in the trial.
"I say low level because what your convictions reflect quite simply are three points of methamphetamine and three cannabis tinnies," Judge Crayton said.
"When the police searched your home, they found a small amount of cannabis and a methamphetamine pipe."