Teen Denied Entry to Prom Because of Pot
May 12th, 2009 by Rick
It’s a case of he said she said in Brighton, CO, where 18-year old Sarah Heideman is smoking mad that her school ruined her prom.
Apparently Heideman and her date, Jason Schweinsberg, tried to get into the Wings Over the Rockies Museum in Denver, where the Brighton High School prom was being held. It is unclear as of yet who it was, but someone refused them entry because they smelled of marijuana.
Heideman claims a Brighton High School Resource Officer turned them away but a spokesperson from the Brighton Police Department said that it was a school official. The school district spokesperson said that it was an officer out of Denver.
Turns out 20-year old Jason Schweinsberg is a medical marijuana patient and under Colorado medical marijuana law is allowed to use marijuana to relieve his intense pain that he gets from a car accident that he was involved in. Schweinsberg said he hadn’t used the marijuana for hours before going to the prom and Heideman insists that she doesn’t smoke weed.
Heideman is looking for an apology and $460 rembursed to her to cover costs for the runied prom including; dinner, tickets, hair and dress. Heideman’s attorney, Robert Corry, may be seeking a lawsuit.
