High School Students Could Face Charges For Passing Out Pot Brownies At Band Camp

Three high school students allegedly passed out marijuana-laced brownies to 23 unwitting classmates at a summer band camp in O'Fallon, Illinois. The students who ate the brownies did not know the brownies contained any drugs, but also didn't notice any effects from the marijuana.

The three student "bakers" could face criminal charges -- giving out drugs to unknowing recipients can obviously be a health hazard. The police learned of the incident after a student told a school official.

Police Chief John Betten remarked that band camp is "one of the last places where you would expect something like this to happen."

Tell that to Alyson Hannigan.

Comments

[Lorinc Del Motte]

01:55 AM on 09/05/2011

Why wouldn't you expect pot brownies at band camp?

[mobilemed2000]

12:58 PM on 09/02/2011

Nobody got high.....Hmmmm. Do ya think somebody sold them oregano?

[Holly Beth Sheasley]

08:24 AM on 08/23/2011

This one time at band camp, we ate pot brownies...... how lame

[Max Shaw]

03:35 PM on 08/22/2011

Police Chief John Betten remarked that band camp is "one of the last places where you would expect something like this to happen."

Its band camp. Its actually the first place I'd expect that to happen.

[Kay-B]

11:31 AM on 08/22/2011

"health hazard" my a**.

[kingjohn1956]

06:47 PM on 08/21/2011

Kingjohn's kryptonite ------- Brownies,weed, and walnuts. All i need is a big glass of milk

[I try to be reasonable]

04:34 PM on 08/21/2011

Police Chief John Betten thought band camp was the last place this stuff would happen? He must have been a jock in high school. He can't even begin to imagine what they do with flutes!

[arkymorgan]

03:50 PM on 08/21/2011

From a purely legal standpoint, this one is a minefield.

If the brownies were all consumed - where's the evidence that they contained pot at all?

If the people who ate pot-laced brownies didn't get high, how do they know there was pot in the brownies?

If the so-called victims consumed brownies, and test positive for marijuana, there is no real way to prove they just are ordinary pot users who are accusing someone to avoid admitting they use pot.

If they have no brownies, no reported effects and no way of proving that those kids were all utterly pure as the driven snow with regards to drug use, I can't see a presecutor taking this one on.

[kingjohn1956]

06:43 PM on 08/21/2011

arkymorgan, If you are not a lawyer you should be cause you have this down pat.Every option.I shall remember you in case i ever need legal help.

[arkymorgan]

06:59 PM on 08/21/2011

Well, I'm not a lawyer...but I deal with legal issues as part of my job.

OTOH, it's really just common sense. If you can't convict Casey Anthony on circumstantial evidence, then one student saying he thought some other kids passed around pot brownies without any physical evidence should be pretty easy to spot as a no-brainer.

[camanokat]

07:55 PM on 08/23/2011

Some nervous Nellie squealed. I bet there was no weed in the brownies to begin with.

[mikeg0477]

12:38 AM on 08/21/2011

I'm a huge supporter of legalization, but to give them to kids who have no idea what they're getting is just wrong.

[bgangwer1981]

10:18 PM on 08/20/2011

Did they use some good kush, blue berry, or some Meigs County Gold?

[GraphicMatt]

10:45 AM on 08/23/2011

Seeing as no one noticed an effects, I'm guessing they used Mexican ragweed.

[Eric Mann]

09:43 PM on 08/20/2011

Seriously? He thought band camp was one of the last places that would happen? He really needs some real world education. I saw PLENTY of stuff like that at band camp when I was a kid.

[pphhrogg]

09:06 PM on 08/20/2011

Mmmmmmmmmmm.....brownies!

[No stinking fans]

11:50 PM on 08/19/2011

Collecting the evidence is going to be a dirty job, they might have to call in Mike Rowe.

[sarrastri]

08:08 PM on 08/19/2011

I about pissed myself when i read the last sentance.

[Katco]

07:00 PM on 08/20/2011

I worked with the drumline and it was all it could do to convince the kids to limit their recreation to the weekends.

[Eric Mann]

09:43 PM on 08/20/2011

me too.

[Annette Hammond]

04:56 PM on 08/19/2011

Well they should have let them know beforehand.Bet they were good too.