Professor busted for pot possession

University at Albany adjunct professor Scott Davidson, 46, was arrested on Jan. 19 after State Police found him to be in possession of 80 marijuana plants.
Davidson allegedly maintained an operation that included growing equipment, lights, scales and packaging materials. He was charged with third-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a felony, and unlawful growing of marijuana, a violation.
The discovery was the result of a short-term investigation at his house on Krumkill Road in New Scotland, subsequent to the State Police Department receiving information from an outside source that Davidson was involved in marijuana-based activities.
Davidson served as a part-time marketing lecturer for the School of Business.
His status with the university is still unknown.
“At this time, no determination has been made regarding Scott Davidson’s employment, pending a review of the circumstances,” said Karl Luntta, spokesman for the university.
“In all university decisions, the well-being of our students and the quality of our academic programs are top priorities.”
One UAlbany professor voiced his opinion on the arrest of Davidson, who made just over $17,000 last year, according to seethroughny.net.
“What adjunct professor receiving a few thousand dollars per class and no health benefits hasn’t thought of selling blood plasma or growing cannabis to pay the bills?” said  Associate Professor of Psychology Mitch Earleywine, an award-winning instructor and has taught several courses on drugs and human behavior.
“With 80 plants, this guy will have a hard time fighting charges of intention to distribute,” Earleywine said. “We will never know if he was a nefarious supplier of drugs to children or a friendly purveyor of medicine to the sick.
“We have an underground market with no age restrictions that encourages sales to minors, and adults clogging a crowded, expensive court system because they’ve been charged with the heinous crime of owning a plant. How fucking ridiculous!”
Jenniel Figureo, an English major, said he doesn’t care what a professor does on his own time.
“It doesn’t really affect me, or bother me, whether their leisure activities are illegal or not,” Figureo said. “As long as the professor maintains an admirable work ethic and holds himself responsible in his student teaching, I feel, like, what he chooses to do outside of work should be unimportant to his students.”