Steven Allen Phillips' drug-supply trade collapsed when police pulled over his car and took a sniff of the odour billowing out of his driver's-side door.

The car reeked of cannabis and Phillips, who was given a roadside sobriety test by the officers, was clearly affected by the drug.

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The now 25-year-old - who in Albury Local Court sported close-cropped blonde hair, with a long, straggly mullet at the back - didn't shy away from what he had done.

Phillips told police that he sold "choof" to friends to pay for his own expenses.

Bags of cannabis were found in his car, along with a mobile phone that contained a "large amount" of text messages revealing he had supplied 64 grams of the drug.

He pleaded guilty to supplying a prohibited drug, two charges of possessing a prohibited drug and driving with an illicit drug in his system.

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Defence lawyer Camille McKay told magistrate Richard Funston that Phillips occasionally used cannabis before he lost his job, but afterwards "delved into" other illicit drugs.

Police saw Phillips "travelling unusually slowly" as he drove his ute out of Curringa Place into Conargo Road, Springdale Heights, on March 28 about 9.15pm.

The pulled him over after he turned, again slowly, into Baranbale Way.

Another man was in the vehicle.

"Police immediately smelled a strong odour, believing this was cannabis."

Phillips made admissions then handed over a large, resealable bag containing cannabis and then a further two bags also full of the drug.

Phillips told police he had about eight ounces, or 226 grams.

"The accused admitted to police he had just smoked three bongs and that he was a heavy user of cannabis."

Police also found two vials of what was later determined to be 16.2 grams of the anabolic steroid methandienone in a bag inside the glove box.

Phillips was placed on a 12-month community corrections order, with supervision.

He was also fined $1000.