Dad-to-be arrested for 'smoking pot in maternity ward' after nurse gets whiff of a spliff



David Bastin, 28, was with his pregnant girlfriend at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Florida

A nurse called police after smelling marijuana coming from the girlfriend's room in the maternity ward

When approached by officers he handed over a vaporizer allegedly containing raw cannabis

Gone are the days of sparking up a cigar to celebrate the birth of a child.

A 28-year-old man has been arrested and charged after allegedly being caught smoking marijuana in the delivery and infant unit of a Florida hospital.

David Bastin, of Jupiter, had accompanied his pregnant girlfriend to Martin Memorial Medical Center on Tuesday February 4, authorities said.

However a nurse called police after she smelled a strong odor of cannabis coming from the room where Bastin's girlfriend was admitted, according to NBC.

David Bastin, 28, was charged with possession of under 20 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after allegedly being caught smoking cannabis from a vaporizer at a Florida hospital

According to a Martin County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit, officers approached Bastin in the hospital lobby.

'The defendant reached in his right pocket and handed Officer Cernuto a black oblong device that the defendant called a vaporizer,' the affidavit said.

Then when police opened the electronic device they found 'raw cannabis' inside.

Vaporizers are legal in Florida.

However in this case the device was classified as paraphernalia because it contained marijuana.

Bastin was handcuffed and taken to the Martin County Jail.

Police the described the vaporizer Bastin handed over, which allegedly contained 'raw cannabis', as a 'black oblong', believed to be similar to this one

There Bastin refused to answer any questions the booking deputy was asking and became belligerent, the affidavit added.

He was charged with possession of under 20 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Bastin was held on $1,500 bond, but was released from jail on Wednesday, according to the sheriff’s office.