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Teen accepts penalty for marijuana speech
Published : June 09, 2009 | Author : jimmy1 | Rating :   |
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 Ian Barry says he wasn’t trying to be a martyr when he lit a marijuana joint this week at Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor, nor was he trying to pull a stunt.
Simply put, the 17-year-old junior wanted to drive home the message of his persuasive essay: Marijuana doesn’t deserve its negative stigma and should be legalized.
On Friday, Barry told The News Tribune that he knew what the consequences would be for his bold tactics, but he was willing to accept them.
After his speech Tuesday, he was arrested and sent to Remann Hall juvenile detention center in Tacoma. He was ousted from school on an emergency expulsion.
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