Got caught in the dorms

[noob314]

I was smoking in my room several hours before the knock, and cleaned the bong out before the incident. The bong did not have a downstem, bowl, water, or anything within.

My friends came over a couple hours after, and my RA knocked on the door and said she could smell weed coming from my room, and told me to open up or she would be calling the Campus Security Officer. Note that we haven't even started smoking yet. I decide to do so, she says she can see the bong, and will be calling the CSO for "backup."

My friends leave and the CSO comes. He asks to see the bong, and I comply. The bong was just as before, empty. He gives it back and tells me to bring it back home, but I'll be getting written up. They did not see any weed, and did not bother to search for anything. I have brought the bong home, and is no longer on school grounds.

So, I get a letter from the university stating that I broke housing contract rules and possessed/used marijuana. I'm planning to argue that since there was no physical evidence of marijuana within the water pipe, it should not be considered drug paraphernalia under the definition set by the DEA. And arguing the fact that they did not even bother looking for marijuana or saw any might be able to get the possession part dropped.

However, I am unable to explain the smell, since it did come from my friends. But they had their stuff in airtight jars, and I would feel stupid blaming the smell on an opened pack of Oreos...

Any chance I'll be able to get off without much consequences?

[luvfriday]

Deny everything, they cant prove where smoke came from.

You have to put them on the hot seat, whats procedure, was it followed, was it updated or written for hippys protesting way back when. Government like the campus is not going to back down, and they dont say " lets just forget about this whole incident ok".
Crap your in CA, your sort of screwed. A kid was about to bring me some clones and somehow cops came and he gets busted with the clones. He has his recomendation but the just throw out his student loans are history because of this.

Dont just smoke another bowl like its not serious, not many people pay cash when they register each semester so get your facts straight and defend yourself. You can use the empty cardboard roll from toilet paper, stick 1 or 2 fabric softner dryer sheets inside and when you exhale blow it in the roll. Used that trick for years.

[Youreface]

Along with a spoofer if you plan on smoking again in the dorms (which by the way is a bad idea in itself) at least be more cautious. Use a fan system to get the smell out of your room. If you are unsure how to do this and can't figure it out from a friend I suppose reply back. Before you smoke in the future make sure to hold a lighter up to the crack on your door. If it doesn't get blown out (in the direction of the window not the direction of the door) your room needs a fan system/better draft.

I don't know how the ventilation system in the dorms where you go work, but at least in my experience the dorm rooms had a tendency to recycle the air through underneath the door and through the crack and literally pull it out into the hallway.

[noob314]

I did almost everything possible to keep the smoke in when I smoke in my room. I've taped over the cracks on the door, towel under the door, fan, Febreze, sploof, everything.

However, I had to open the door to let my friends in. And that is supposedly when the smell started leaking out from my room. I would like to put the blame on my friends, since they were the source of the scent, but I'll see if I can deny their involvement, as the source of the smell remained as coming from my room. Iâ??ll then argue on whether or not they have sufficient evidence to charge me.

[Youreface]

Sometimes tape and a towel are insufficient. A fan does not always help unless it is securly placed with duct tape and you have a good draft. Do the lighter trick i eluded to in my earlier post to see what the draft is like in your room. See what way air is sucking the lighter flame.

As far as your legal troubles just deny deny deny

[THClord]

Neither the bong nor the smell is no proof.