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You Must Be Wasted - Weird Stories About Drugs

High, Wasted, and Hilarious

By Buck Wolf, About.com

As the old public service announcement says, "This is your mind on drugs." Remember, Kids, don't try any of this at home.

'If I'm Not Going to Military School, You're Going to Jail!'

A 14-year-old boy upset that his mother threatened to send him to military school for skipping class turned her in for growing marijuana.

3rd Grader Suspended for Sniffing Sharpie

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An 8-year-old from Colorado was suspend because school officials believe he was trying to get high by sniffing the fumes of a Sharpie marker. The boy's father thinks the punishment is "ridiculous" and that the young child "didn't know better." The school's principal says he wants to send a "clear message." Well, sharpies are known for their clarity. Read more weird drug news.

Man Nabbed for Pot-Smelling Cash Deposit

A $4000 bundle of bills allegedly reeking of marijuana deposited into a Wisconsin bank landed a 21-year-old man in jail on drug charges. Bank officials alerted police, and when tests came back positive, they made the arrest. Police later found bagged marijuana at the man's home.

'You Want Fries and a Shake With that Spleef?

Workers at a McDonald's in Charleston are accused of selling pot while flipping burgers.

Mary Ann From 'Gilligan's Island' Busted

Police are saying Mary Ann smokes Mary Jane.

Pot Classes Take Students Higher

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You know you're in a different kind of college when a teaching assistant sets five marijuana plants down in the middle of a lab and no one blinks a bloodshot eye.

That's Not What's Meant by Extra Credit

Students in a University of Michigan biology project had been assigned to grow herbs, vegetables, annuals and perennials -- not pot.

Woman Deposits Meth Into ATM

The street value of methamphetamine might be pretty high, but if mistakenly slip it into your deposit envelope, you're going to feel pretty low.

Only in L.A.: Marijuana Vending M

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Got enough quarters for a nickel bag?

'Is That a Joint in Your Pants . . . Or Are You Happy to See Me?'

What do you tell airport security when he catches you with 34 joints in your underwear?

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