A Connecticut second-grader brings something illegal for show-and-tell. According to police, the 8-year-old boy brought his uncle's marijuana stash to school, to show his friends on a field trip.

The FBI, known for its hard nosed and clean cut crime-fighting image, considers relaxing its previous hiring policy for former drug users. Some senior FBI managers have been deeply frustrated that applicants, who acknowledged occasional marijuana use in college, had to be rejected. Even though in some cases many had performed top-secret work at other government agencies, such as the CIA or State Department.

Talk about gonzo journalism. Producers say a field reporter for a Dutch television talk show plans to use heroin and other illegal drugs on the air during a weekly program on issues concerning young people. "Shoot Up and Swallow," which is scheduled to premiere as a late-night show Oct. 10, has sparked an outcry in the infamously liberal Netherlands, where marijuana is sold and used openly. The proposed drug use by reporter Filemon Wesselink, however, is illegal.

A driver stopped for speeding tried to distract a drug-sniffing dog by throwing dog biscuits from his car, state police say. Troopers stopped Jong H. Kim, 23, as the dog walked around the car, Kim threw dog biscuits and debris out the window toward the dog in an apparent attempt to distract it, police say.

A driver stopped for speeding tried to distract a drug-sniffing dog by throwing dog biscuits from his car, state police say. Troopers stopped Jong H. Kim, 23, as the dog walked around the car, Kim threw dog biscuits and debris out the window toward the dog in an apparent attempt to distract it, police say.