Teen banned from prom for smelling like pot wants compensation(Med. Marij. User)

On Saturday night, Brighton High School student Sarah Heideman, 18, and her boyfriend, Jason Schweinsberg, 20, were turned away from the prom because someone (it’s unclear who) smelled marijuana on them. Here’s the catch: Schweinsberg is one of the over 5,000 Colorado residents approved to use medical marijuana. A traffic accident left Schweinsberg with acute pain and multiple injuries, including a fractured skull, and he deals with the pain using the state-approved medical marijuana laws.

Heideman, humiliated and embarrassed by the refusal to enter her prom, spoke to the press with her boyfriend and an attorney. Heideman denies ever using marijuana; Schweinsberg admitted to smoking pot that morning but said it had been hours since he had used it when they tried to enter the prom. No marijuana was found on either of them.

Heideman plans to request the Brighton School District reimburse her for her prom expenses: her dress, dinner, hair, and prom tickets, totaling about $460. Attorney Robert Corry also suggested the couple would like an apology.
http://www.examiner.com/x-6256-Denver-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m5d7-Teen-banned-from-prom-for-smelling-like-pot-wants-compensation

I get so tired of these officious fools in the schools thinking they have a right to harass the students any time they want. If you 'think' they have smoked pot call the police. To ban them because 'somebody said they smell like pot' is ridiculous your a teacher/administrator not a cop. Let me guess the real problem was that her boyfriend was 20 or somebody had it out for her and figured this was a good way to get back at her.

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