Student found with 3 bags of marijuana at high school in Charles County, deputies say
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. () — A teenager was charged after they were found with bags of marijuana at a high school in Charles County on Wednesday, according to the sheriff's office.
In a release, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said that on March 26, a school administrator at Thomas Stone High School discovered that a student had three bags of raw cannabis.
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Authorities took the marijuana, and the student was charged on a juvenile civil citation with possession of cannabis.
The sheriff's office said the student will also face disciplinary consequences in accordance with the Charles County Public Schools Code of Student Conduct.
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