hahaha, found this story and thought about the billions that the US has spent on the "drug war"..... no matter what your opinion of the legalization of marijuana is, you have to admit that it would have been pretty funny to see the look on the teachers face when show and tell started... love the comment about "not being suspended re: malice" - I am sooooo glad we have those types of people looking out for our welfare and protecting us from crazed hoards of 8 year old drug dealers.....
Second Grader Brings Pot on School Trip
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - A second grader who brought more than a dozen bags of marijuana to school will not face criminal charges - but his uncle will.
The 8-year-old student at the Dunbar School found his uncle's stash, and brought it on a school field trip Friday to show friends, police said.
A teacher found the boy stuffing bags of pot into his pockets during the trip to Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History.
"We immediately contacted the state Department of Children and Families because we were more concerned about the youngster," said Michael Giannotti, a spokesman for the school system. "After an investigation, we decided not to suspend the youngster because we don't feel there was any malice on his part."
His uncle, 18-year-old Albert Davidson of Stamford, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of marijuana with intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a school and risk of injury to a minor. He was released after posting a $1,000 bond.
Posted by kadams at October 19, 2005 01:47 PM