It is illegal in Ohio to pretend a substance is an illicit drug, even if it isn’t, and even if the pretend substance was never intended for sale or disbribution.

This absurd law comes to our attention after two elementary school students were arrested for pretending a bag of parsley was marijuana. They didn’t try to sell it. They didn’t give it to other students. They merely pretended, in front of classmates, that it was marijuana.

They were arrested, charged, and booked before being released to their parents. They’ve been suspended from school and ordered to attend drug education programs.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 6th, 2005 at 9:00 am by Radley Balko and is filed under There Oughtta Be a Law, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.