We really want to think this story is fake, because nobody can be so stupid as to force their 23-month-old baby a hit off of their weed pipe, right?
Because police in Mayville, N.Y. say two teen parents did exactly that while baby’s grandfather sat by and watched. Chautauqua County sheriff’s arrested 17-year-old Jessica Kelsey and 18-year-old George Kelsey earlier this month on charges of reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child. Both were arraigned Friday, held on a $20,000 bond.
The grandfather, Don Baker, 54, was also arrested at the family apartment. The baby is currently being held with the local Child Protective Services.
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Cops say the trio either “helped, observed or encouraged” the kid to take a toke.
Seriously. Why would anyone think that passing a pipe packed with weed and teaching a 3-year-old kid how to smoke it was a good idea, let alone smoking herb around junior in the first place. No, cannabis isn’t going to kill the kid – but that’s the only silver lining in this situation.
Otherwise, kids and cannabis should only mix in the medical sense and even then it should come with a doctor’s oversight and direction for use (and no doctor is going to recommend a kid smoke anything
No word on how the trio were busted.
Here’s a video about the incident from Newsy: