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Mother Allegedly Lets Child Do Bong Hit

By Jeff Black, NBC News

Credit: Centralia Police Dept.

Police said they received cell phone video from an anonymous source of a child taking what appeared to be a bong hit while his mother -- identified as Rachelle L. Braaten, 24, of Centralia, Wash. -- held the pipe. *Editor's note: This image has been pixelated to protect the identity of the child.

March 12, 2013 Updated Mar 12, 2013 at 4:01 PM PDT

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A Washington state mother is accused of letting her 22-month-old toddler smoke marijuana from a bong, police said.

Police said they received cell phone video from an anonymous source of a child taking what appeared to be a bong hit while his mother -- identified as Rachelle L. Braaten, 24, of Centralia, Wash. -- held the pipe.

And when police went to couple’s home, they found 30-40 marijuana plants as well as to firearms.

The child’s father Tyler J. Lee, 25, was accused of unlawful possession of a firearm and manufacturing marijuana.

The woman is being accused of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance to a minor as well as manufacturing marijuana.
The boy and another child were taken into state custody after the arrests.

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