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• Marijuana
• , School
• , Washington

16 Comments

1. Amy Says: June 3rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm That is sick.

   
   

2. Kiefer Says: June 3rd, 2009 at 12:25 pm Amazing

   
   

3. Sam Says: June 3rd, 2009 at 12:56 pm thats the shit. Props kid !

   
   

4. Will Hall Says: June 3rd, 2009 at 1:58 pm that is very awesome, funny thing here (Canada) you cant even get arrested for that little amount its just a simple fine. Unless there is intent to distribute or more then an OZ your good to go.

   
   

5. alexk Says: June 3rd, 2009 at 4:54 pm hot damn. he should be given money for living

   
   

6. justaweedhead420 Says: June 3rd, 2009 at 6:32 pm Golden Balls.

   
   

7. chris Says: June 3rd, 2009 at 9:18 pm my high school is a short ten minute drive from peninsula, and because of this incident our health teacher thought it would be appropriate to give a lecture on the horrors of pot use

   
   

8. stonii Says: June 4th, 2009 at 12:41 am How can you possibly give this guy an A+ ? Sorry, I was just channeling my inner “Stoney Stoner”. This guy earned his A+.

   
   

9. Erin Says: June 4th, 2009 at 8:34 am I also give him extra credit ;)

   
   

10. Jordan "Dub Designs" Says: June 4th, 2009 at 10:34 am That’s brilliant. Though, if he really wanted to demonstrate how cannabis marijuana does not directly influence intelligence or the ability to accurately predict the effects of given actions, I pray that he at least mentioned that he realized he’d get arrested for the stunt. It should be legal, yes. For responsible adults. This was a clever idea, but clearly not demonstrating intelligence or clear thinking; that is, of course, unless his absolute goal was to get arrested. But clever or not, this young person is still not an adult, and he WAS using a mind-altering drug/plant at a public school. I don’t see why this should be tolerated or celebrated. Juveniles do not have the forethought to understand the ramifications of their actions, as this young fellow clearly demonstrated.

    
    

11. Jordan "Dub Designs" Says: June 4th, 2009 at 10:38 am also, where’s the link to your source?

    
    

12. Tim Says: June 4th, 2009 at 10:45 am If you need to verify the credibility of this event, please email us directly.

    
    

13. Jordan "Dub Designs" Says: June 4th, 2009 at 10:54 am http://www.thenewstribune.com/topstories/story/765250.html I particularly like this comment: One student present for the teen’s speech said it was eloquent, well argued and sincerely moved many students. “The student was making a statement towards (what he felt as) the arbitrary taboo our society places on marijuana use,” the 17-year-old junior stated in a comment on The News Tribune’s Web site. “He took action in what he believes. … I do not condone the action, but I commend the passion.” and this one, from the sibling of the student who lit up: bellocorvo wrote on 06/03/2009 10:34:46 PM: “This kid” is my brother and he is a great person. He is filled with passion, ingenuity and goodwill. He loves his family, soccer, playing the guitar and fishing. He is always up for an adventure, be it hiking Hurricane Ridge, testing his nerve in the San Diego surf, or using all the snow in the neighborhood this past winter to build Colossus the Snow Man with his brothers and niece. ‘Stoner’ and ‘pot-head’ are labels many like to throw around and pin upon others they don’t understand or have some inner ‘moral-malice’ against – more often than not having a severely limited or skewed understanding of a given situation or of what they are espousing. While it would be presumptuous and rude to point fingers and accuse those enjoying a glass of wine as ‘alcoholics’ or the 81% of the American population (JAMA, 2002) that use pharmaceuticals as ‘pill-poppers’, it seems haute couture to typify and denounce any and all marijuana aficionados as ‘pot-head’s’. I do not condone his actions, quite the contrary in-fact. The stress, embarrassment and notoriety that my family is only beginning to endure in a small town will most likely never fully dissipate. Teen-agers, and in my opinion an alarming percentage of adults, rarely see or comprehend the ‘big-picture’ and get stuck in the moment, I believe this to be the case here. The scope and repercussion of his actions will soon be realized, if they haven’t already, but hopefully there will be a lesson learned and he will have a better understanding of the world. Right or wrong a ruckus has inarguably been stirred. Debate rages from coast to coast and border to border and that in-and-of-itself is a very good thing. As people age it is very normal behavior to become more set in our ways and worry less about the status quo. And so very often it is the youth that embrace passion, progress thought and champion change – frequently, regrettably, paying the price and feeling the pain. I’m sure he’ll have plenty of material for college entry essays.

    
    

14. Jordan "Dub Designs" Says: June 4th, 2009 at 11:10 am Tim, I wasn’t questioning the credibility, but for one, it’s expected for journalistic integrity to cite ones sources, especially in a blog-format. For another, your writers usually DO cite or link to their source! As you can imagine, many of us would like to continue reading about this developing story, rather than simply clean what we can from the surface, using tFS’s brief overviews as the full story. I’m wearing my thinking cap today; I thought that was expected for this forum.

    
    

15. kyle Says: June 4th, 2009 at 12:28 pm mad props

    
    

16. Caecilius Says: June 7th, 2009 at 10:31 am This kid is a well intentioned idiot imo. Sure, I think it’s a pretty awesome idea, but not a GOOD one. By all means be pro-active about pot when you’re at school, I know I was, but for goodness sake – don’t make it easier for the institution to kick another stoner out… My school had serious stoner battles when my mates and I were there and I know for a fact that we had a positive effect on the other students’ views of pot (sales definitely improved I can tell you that). But we also did our best to make sure the school had nothing to use against us. Some got caught through sheer bad luck, I survived through sheer good luck (the one day the police inspected us was the one day I was out of school failing a driving test – it was also the one day I would’ve had incriminating evidence on me were I there). If you wanna promote pot in school and survive, follow these simple steps: -Never ever EVER carry stuff around in school. -If you or a friend has a car, use that as a hiding place for your stuff and park where the school has no jurisdiction. -Make the most of presentations (like the fellow up there) to give reasonable arguments, and do something to catch the imagination like a spliff-rolling demo using grass or shredded paper as ‘weed’(NOT smoking a real spliff). -Be sociable with the other cliques – if you stick to the same group of stoner friends, noone will take you seriously. -Go smoke your break-time joints OUTSIDE of school.

    
    

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