Fiona Wright, formerly Hull, 48, appeared in Warrnambool Magistrates Court charged with trafficking cannabis and negligently dealing with proceeds of crime.

The court heard Ms Wright planned to contest the charges, stating the drugs were for personal use and the close to $3000 cash seized from her home was to pay a family lawyer.

Ms Wright, who is on bail, will face a committal mention hearing on July 23.

The hearing will hear from 13 witnesses, including police officers and potentially the lawyer.

Police allege a search warrant executed on March 24 uncovered 180 grams of cannabis, a set of digital scales, a cannabis plant more than one metre tall, a bag containing cannabis stems and leaves and $2875 cash believed to be proceeds of crime.

A preliminary analysis of the woman's phone allegedly revealed multiple people had contacted her between September 2019 and March 2020 asking to buy coffee and milk, which police alleged was code for drugs.

During a bail application in April last year, magistrate Michael Coghlan said the charges were serious and the reference to milk and coffee was "nonsense".

"I've been working in this business since 1980 and I can't recall seeing too many people engaging texts about how much coffee your mates might have," he said.

But, he said he was willing to grant the woman bail "with hesitation".

The magistrate said his reasons for granting bail included the likelihood of the case being delayed, conditions in custody, the health of the applicant and compliance with her current corrections order.

Ms Wright was released on bail with conditions she reside at a stable address and not use any drugs of dependence.

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