Chico, CALIFORNIA

We thought it was an article from The Onion.

March 5, 2008 - A Hebrew teacher was arrested after police found 45 pounds of processed marijuana in her house. A student said she was a good teacher and more easy-going in her teaching style. She was the only instructor to teach conversational Hebrew.

From The Orion Online: Elaine Ilana Meiri, 42, was arrested Thursday and pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of possession of marijuana for sale, selling or transporting marijuana, child endangerment and three counts of possession of controlled substances.

Police found about 45 pounds of processed marijuana, packaging materials, computers, prescription medications, controlled substances and more than $4,500 in cash in her house, and a 12-year-old boy at the house was turned in to Child Protective Services. Police do not know Meiri's relationship to the child.

A search warrant was issued after a suspicious package was reported at a Chico UPS Store on Feb. 26, police said. The package allegedly contained more than three pounds of marijuana Meiri tried to send to Hawaii.

Denver Troyer, 56, who police said might be Meiri's roommate, was also arrested. Meiri and Troyer are being held until they can prove they did not use money from the sale of drugs to post bail.

The Orion is the student-run newspaper of the journalism department at Chico State University.
March 7 - Prosecutors agreed in court Thursday the money being used to post bond for a Chico State University instructor, charged with attempted sales of a large amount of marijuana, is legitimate. Prosecutors had agreed to postpone the pretrial hearing several weeks, but Troyer, who, like Meiri has pleaded not guilty to possession and sale of marijuana, refused to waive his right to a speedy hearing.

Meier's attorney is a tenured professor at Chico State.

BIZARRE SENTENCING September 26 - Meier was sentenced (sorta) to 180 days in jail - for 45 pounds of marijuana. The judge ordered her to write an essay about the hazards of the drug on the human body.
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She pleaded guilty August 7 to possession of marijuana.