Last Wednesday, a viral video of a baby smoking a blunt landed a mother in jail. 20-year-old Brianna Ashanti Lofton from North Carolina is the mother of the one-year-old in the video seen smoking marijuana. While children can certainly benefit from medical marijuana, this is not the recommended method of consumption. The mother is facing two counts of child abuse in addition to charges of marijuana possession and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
The Video
Brianna Lofton, from North Carolina, recorded two videos in either December or January of last year before posting them on Facebook. The one in question features an adult hand putting a blunt in a baby’s mouth.
The video quickly went viral, garnering 1.5 million views on Facebook. Some Facebook users shared the video in hopes that the authorities would apprehend the people responsible.
In the video, the mother holds a blunt to her baby daughter’s lips. The girl seemingly inhales and exhales the smoke, then looks at her mother.
Caught On Facebook
This viral video of a baby smoking a blunt lands mother in jail after many Facebook users contacted the police.
Authorities posted on Facebook following Lofton’s arrest: “Big thanks to everyone who posted information about the smoking mother and baby.”
Once the police discovered Lofton’s identity, they went to the apartment listed as her residence in the warrant. No one answered there, or at her previous home.
She resides with her mother and grandmother, who are reportedly supporting her throughout the arrest.
The Charges
Brianna Ashanti Lofton is charged with child abuse, marijuana possession and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The warrant states that Lofton put her child in jeopardy by making her smoke marijuana.
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