Man wonders if pipe counts as drug paraphernalia

UAPD officers responded to the Coronado Residence Hall on Oct. 6 at 10:44 p.m. in reference to a report of the odor of marijuana. Upon arrival, officers met with an resident assistant who led them to a room on the seventh floor. As officers approached the room, a man opened the door, identified himself as the sole resident of the room and said that four other men were inside. The man gave police permission to enter the room and when they did, they detected the strong odor of marijuana inside the room. Officers did not detect any signs of impairment from any of the men in the room. Police asked the owner of the room to remain while the other men were asked to wait outside. According to police, the man admitted to having two marijuana cigarettes in a box with some rolling papers. Officers asked the man if that was all of the contraband in the room and the man asked if a pipe was considered contraband. The man turned over the contraband to police and claimed that his friends had no involvement with the marijuana. Police questioned the other men, who claimed to have known that marijuana was in the room but denied smoking any of it. Police cited the owner of the room on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on scene and the incident has been referred to the Dean of Students Office.