Yuk Yuen Lee and Jing Zhang Huang were convicted by a jury of production and trafficking of cannabis.
A Gardiner hearing determined that the Crown did not prove the number of plants for mandatory minimum sentencing, but confirmed a substantial grow operation.
The Crown sought four years for Lee and two years for Huang, arguing Lee was the mastermind.
The defence sought suspended sentences or fines.
The court rejected the 'mastermind' theory, finding both individuals were lower-level participants.
Lee was sentenced to 15 months incarceration and three years probation, with no credit for speculative parole eligibility time.
Huang was sentenced to seven months and one week incarceration (net five months after pre-trial credit) and three years probation.
Ancillary orders under s. 109 of the Criminal Code and DNA orders were imposed for both.
The court emphasized denunciation and deterrence, noting that commercial grow operations remain unlawful despite pending legislative changes to marijuana possession.