Posted on 11/15/2002 8:27:48 AM PST by Printers Angel
ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) -- A woman has been sentenced to three years of probation for smoking marijuana with her 2-year-old nephew.
Her friend was sentenced to four months in jail, three years of probation and 30 days in a work-release program. He is accused of rolling the pot and getting high with the toddler.
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Mark Betleski said he gave Terrence Craig, 22, of Elyria, a harsher sentence than Danielle Wells, 22, because of previous run-ins with the law.
In September, Wells -- who now lives in Columbus -- was convicted of corrupting and assaulting the toddler, Khairee Davis. Craig was found guilty of the same offenses and additional count of corrupting another person -- a 14-year-old neighbor -- with drugs.
Police said that in August 1999, Wells and Craig were in Wells' apartment with the boy and his baby sitter, Steven Rand, now 17, and that all three took turns smoking a cigar filled with marijuana.
When Khairee's mother, Tanika Davis, returned to the apartment, she found him slumped on the floor and took him to the hospital. His urine tested positive for the drug.
Wells and Craig both maintain they are not guilty. Khairee now lives with his father.
Betleski said he considered testimony during the trial that the child was familiar with marijuana. The fact that Khairee "just took it and toked it'' showed he was familiar with the process, the judge said.
Maybe the toddler had neck pain, a headache, or an earache.
Pardon my little trip down memory lane.....I do not advocate any drug use beyond medical reasons.
Pro-Pot head? Me? I seriously doubt that. I do have problems with the way the government runs it's WOD, and I think there are some serious issues as to what role the feds have in the whole ordeal versus states. But pro-pothead is a huge stretch, and for the record I have never smoked it once in my entire 37 years.
The PEOPLE in this were the problem, I suppose you have a problem with guns too? Are the guns to blame for the crimes people commit with them?
But I am willing to compromise - Ban islam and I will fully support banning pot.
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