Police: Teens stole $5K of medical marijuana

ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) - Police say two Maine teens stole $5,000 worth of medical marijuana and left it in a car at their high school parking lot.

Ellsworth Police Detective Dotty Small tells WNSX-FM that two boys ages 18 and 17 have been charged with theft and burglary.

Police found the marijuana in a car in the Ellsworth High School parking lot on Thursday.

A day later, a medical marijuana user reported his drugs had been taken. Small says jars found inside the car contained the missing medical marijuana.