Amanda Thornton, defending, said McAdams is a contestant in body-building competitions and used the drugs as body-building enhancers.
She said he originally pleaded not guilty because the guidelines on the official drug education service website, Frank, suggested they were legal to possess in his case.
After that, she and McAdams contacted Avon and Somerset Police and the Avon and Somerset CPS, who both said possession of these drugs was not something they would prosecute for.
She said: “It’s extremely unclear for Mr McAdams what his position was on this.
“The guidelines by the Government stated it was legal for him to possess it if it was a medical product.”
However, Ms Thornton said as the case was progressing to trial, there was another case which established that anabolic steroids cannot be counted as medical products if used for bodybuilding purposes, until evidence can be produced to prove they are medical products.
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Bodybuilder felt his use of drugs was within law (From This Is Wiltshire)
