Prosecution

You are a deputy district attorney (or “states attorney” or “prosecutor”, etc.) charged with the task of prosecuting a group of teens for possessing marijuana, which is against the law in your state. The police report indicates that, while investigating a domestic disturbance, police made contact with several teens in the home. Sitting on the kitchen table was a very small quantity of marijuana. None of the teens admitted that the contraband belonged to them. The police arrested them all for possession of the controlled substance. As the prosecutor, what discretionary decisions can you make in the prosecution of the case? What would you do?    

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