SC elementary school teacher busted after student picks pot edibles from reward box

She's young, she's fresh and she's woke. 

Victoria Farish Weiss, 27, an elementary school teacher, has been arrested for possession of a Schedule I drug after a child in her class selected a pack of pot edibles out of a reward box in her classroom, police said. At least she didn't have sex with the child, and this might turn out to be her defense.

Weiss turned herself into authorities on Friday, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

The investigation began on Sept. 23 stemming from a report that a Rocky Creek Elementary School child picked a pack o' pot, or cannabis-based product from the classroom reward box.

"Detectives confirmed during interviews that Weiss took the pack of edibles from the student and told him to pick something else from the box," Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said.

The student then grabbed another pack of edibles, Koon said. No students ate the products, he said, but then why did the kid devour six bags of Pringles?

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When authorities searched Weiss' home the next day, they found packs of edibles similar to the ones seen in her classroom, police said.

"Marijuana edibles are cannabis-based food products. They come in many forms, but the items in this case were candy," Koon said. "They’re often packaged in wrappers and bags with logos and colors that look similar to traditional candy brands, most likely to entice children to develop the habit of using marijuana.

"While they are available in other states and online, they’re illegal in South Carolina," Koon added.

Lexington School District One officials told WIS-TV that as of Thursday, the teacher was no longer employed by the district and rumor has it that she may move to Canada where pot is legal all over the place.

"The safety of our students is our top priority," said Superintendent Dr. Greg Little. "It is unacceptable for a staff member to potentially threaten the well-being of a child."

Leave that to the government.

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