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TexasTowelie

(111,300 posts)
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:33 PM Feb 2013

Weed-infused candy gets students high during class

A new and dangerous candy is popping up in schools. Its main ingredient? Weed.

The drug-infused candy is easy to hide from teachers and parents, because unlike raw marijuana, it does not smell.

Gresham police officer Rick Blake says the candy, which is often molded into the shape of a skull, is growing in popularity.

"We haven't experienced anything like this up until about a month ago... ever since then it's starting to increase in its popularity," he said.

More at http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/Weed-infused-candy-gets-students-high-during-class--191870461.html .

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Weed-infused candy gets students high during class (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2013 OP
LOL! Politicalboi Feb 2013 #1
AWESOME, BRO! Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #6
Oh come on Politicalboi Feb 2013 #11
Marijuana is certainly NOT harmless. For some people it can lead to really serious problems. KittyWampus Feb 2013 #59
So can voting Republican. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #62
So can peanuts. Lint Head Feb 2013 #69
I fixed the link. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #12
vodka-infused soda will get you drunk too tk2kewl Feb 2013 #2
So will vodka with a little food coloring in it Warpy Feb 2013 #77
Hmmm! Wish I had some now----it's been that kind of a day. :-) virgogal Feb 2013 #3
Take one down, pass it around. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #8
Why is it dangerous? Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #4
Pot interferes with long-term memory formation. Igel Feb 2013 #64
I don't really consider that dangerous... Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #65
lol n/t Dpm12 Feb 2013 #5
Where can I place an order? HappyMe Feb 2013 #7
TexasTowelie wants to know too! TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #19
probably no different than other edibles. bunnies Feb 2013 #9
I want to be able to purchase them retail. eShirl Feb 2013 #14
Same here!!! Save some for me, please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #55
Where do you get it? eShirl Feb 2013 #10
I get mine from the dispensary Ohio Joe Feb 2013 #15
Guess I'll have to make do with a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. eShirl Feb 2013 #22
I did not know that Ohio Joe Feb 2013 #39
Yeah, back in the '70s I tried the cannabis/hops grafting thing. Webster Green Feb 2013 #40
I'm growing a sourdough starter made from hops instead of yeast Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #42
hops is a leavener? eShirl Feb 2013 #73
never heard of hopping right up? my cat does it all he time n/t oldhippydude Feb 2013 #79
at $10 a pop, they BETTER. Hard Assets Feb 2013 #44
I lean a lot more towards the Blue Kudu 225mg Hybrid Chocolate... Ohio Joe Feb 2013 #68
You'll have to wait in line after me! TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #21
The replies to this thread so far are why a lot of people don't favor legalization Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #13
I just think adults should be able to get them. eShirl Feb 2013 #17
well, the kids are getting them before the adults do - something isn't right. backtoblue Feb 2013 #23
Good grief! HappyMe Feb 2013 #24
Yeah - temperance or kids passing dope around in schools. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #25
Kids have NEVER had any problems obtaining forbidden substances. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #26
Sorry folks aren't properly outraged, but really, what's new? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #32
I knew it wouldn't end well - that's OK. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #34
Okay, with a handle that includes the word "dreamer" TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #36
Well, it is relatively harmless. Just be glad those kids weren't popping pain pills. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #37
Oh bully for you. Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #66
The same logic applies to alcohol which is probably why we banned it for a time. Threedifferentones Feb 2013 #70
You realize black markets don't card, right? TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #81
Hmmm, why is it dangerous? hootinholler Feb 2013 #16
Fixed link. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #20
Shit...when I was in school, we only had Hersey's and Junior Mints! joeybee12 Feb 2013 #18
Yes, I noticed the same thing. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #27
I'm over 60 and we had pot in my high school. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #35
Remember Pot Butter????? Walk away Feb 2013 #28
And you can't have just one! TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #30
remember it? waddirum Feb 2013 #71
I'd be happy to wash your dishes! nt Walk away Feb 2013 #85
What are they calling it? Weedies, the snack of champions? eom tarheelsunc Feb 2013 #29
Oddly enough, TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #33
"Dangerous!" "Frightening!" "Gamble!" OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #31
Yep, people can drink their guts and brains out, that's OK, but a bit of pot, that brings RKP5637 Feb 2013 #57
i want some La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2013 #38
Get in line! TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #41
but we can only get some AFTER we have expressed sufficient horror La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2013 #43
Does 7-11 carry it? Gorp Feb 2013 #45
I wish and I reside in a MMJ state, tho' I do not have access to it, yet. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2013 #67
That really is a great idea. In CO or WA it could be very profitable. Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #46
it already is. MindPilot Feb 2013 #49
pot laced candy: 46 replies in 2 hours green for victory Feb 2013 #47
Maybe because of this: TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #58
Wish we had that when I was in high school. white_wolf Feb 2013 #48
Certainly helps me get through the day at my job MindPilot Feb 2013 #51
Me, too-----as a TEACHER. Hahahahahah! WinkyDink Feb 2013 #63
As a math major in college, TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #74
OH MY GOD WEED EDDIBLES WHO DESIGNED THIS DEADLY DRUG? Kurska Feb 2013 #50
Is it cheapest to get it at Walmart? I want some too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RKP5637 Feb 2013 #52
Particularly if it is only $4 for a thirty day supply. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #75
Ain't that new drug plan great!!! RKP5637 Feb 2013 #76
As long as people know what they are eating. Nolimit Feb 2013 #53
Weed-infused candy gets students high during class... JeffHead Feb 2013 #54
! TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #56
In junior high we used to get in big trouble for sucking on cinnamon oil-soaked toothpicks. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #60
They are made in China - I think I'll pass jpak Feb 2013 #61
Huh? Made in China? Weed-based candies? What are you talking about? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #78
Breaking: Local Stations Run Bullshit Stories During Sweeps! Coming up on News at 11! LeftyMom Feb 2013 #72
When I was in high school........... mrmpa Feb 2013 #80
Where was this stuff when I was in high school?! nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #82
If I kicked out every kid that ever came to class high Nevernose Feb 2013 #83
Not cooked? BS FreeState Feb 2013 #84
 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
1. LOL!
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:35 PM
Feb 2013


Page cannot be found. Was the Newspaper sucking the lollipops too. I really doubt this candy is that "good".
 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
11. Oh come on
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:40 PM
Feb 2013

Marijuana is HARMLESS. And I'm sure these kids are just fine. Granted, they shouldn't bring it to school. But other than that, harmless.

Warpy

(110,908 posts)
77. So will vodka with a little food coloring in it
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 12:00 AM
Feb 2013

poured into a hair tonic, shaving lotion or other bottle, which was the favorite trick in my high school.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
4. Why is it dangerous?
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:36 PM
Feb 2013

I spent my entire time in high school high and I don't recall it ever being dangerous. The worst that happened is I'd zone out and fall asleep in the back of the class.

Igel

(35,191 posts)
64. Pot interferes with long-term memory formation.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 09:02 PM
Feb 2013

You go to school. You get high. And for the next day or two you're much less likely to actually learn as much as a non-high control. Do this week after week, and you get significantly lower grades. It screws up your amygdala for a while.

More accurately, "I spent my entire time in high school high and I don't recall nearly as much as I would have."


And that's in addition to the "I'd zone out and fall asleep in the back of class" problem.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
65. I don't really consider that dangerous...
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 09:11 PM
Feb 2013

And certainly it differs from person to person. My grades were bad for one semester, and that semester I wasn't doing pot (mostly just lazy and adjusting to high school life). I'd fall asleep at the back of class, but I did that even when I wasn't smoking. Bottom line - it wasn't dangerous. Stupid? Your evidence suggests it certainly could be ... but I don't think it's dangerous.

Ohio Joe

(21,656 posts)
15. I get mine from the dispensary
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:42 PM
Feb 2013

Cheeba Chews are awesome... The deca-dose Chews will knock anyone for a loop, I love em

eShirl

(18,466 posts)
22. Guess I'll have to make do with a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:46 PM
Feb 2013

BTW did you know that cannabis and hops are somewhat closely related? I find I enjoy hoppy beers...

Webster Green

(13,905 posts)
40. Yeah, back in the '70s I tried the cannabis/hops grafting thing.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 05:15 PM
Feb 2013

Last edited Tue Feb 19, 2013, 09:49 PM - Edit history (1)

It worked fine. I grafted cannabis tops to hops roots, and the grafts worked great. The plants grew normally, and looked like hops. Only problem is the psychoactive ingredients got lost in the shuffle. The result did not get anyone stoned.

edit to correct: It was hops tops to cannabis roots. (duh!)

Ohio Joe

(21,656 posts)
68. I lean a lot more towards the Blue Kudu 225mg Hybrid Chocolate...
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 09:22 PM
Feb 2013

They do not hit me as powerfully as Cheeba Chews... The taste though is far superior. Cheeba Chews taste like you've eaten a gob of chocolate flavored ganj, heh. The Blue Kudu is a very fine chocolate in it's own right with only the smallest taste of ganj to it. I just got back from the dispensary a few minutes ago and picked up a few of them, $14 each.

Dreamer Tatum

(10,926 posts)
13. The replies to this thread so far are why a lot of people don't favor legalization
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:42 PM
Feb 2013

I thought it was supposed to well-regulated and taxed, and kept away from kids.
This thread reveals how cool and funny people think it is that underage kids are
gaining access to drugs at school.

I realize what a SQUARE, UPTIGHT FUCKIN' NARC I am, MANNNNNNNNN...but if you truly want it
legal, shit like this isn't really all that funny.

backtoblue

(11,323 posts)
23. well, the kids are getting them before the adults do - something isn't right.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:47 PM
Feb 2013

legalization would have the opposite effect - adults would be able to get to these "novelties" as well become more aware of what their kids are consuming. Hell, I didn't even know about pot candy (besides homemade brownies) before this.

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)
24. Good grief!
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:48 PM
Feb 2013


No need to scream.

What would you have us do? Wail, gnash our teeth and head to the nearest Temperance Revival Meeting.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
26. Kids have NEVER had any problems obtaining forbidden substances.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:53 PM
Feb 2013

I was doing acid in high school while it was still legal.

 

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)
32. Sorry folks aren't properly outraged, but really, what's new?
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:58 PM
Feb 2013

Kids have been getting drunk or high forever, and adults have been outraged.

I will point out that this happened under prohibition, not legalization.

Dreamer Tatum

(10,926 posts)
34. I knew it wouldn't end well - that's OK.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 05:03 PM
Feb 2013

Weed being a substance safer than water or oxygen, I was taking my chances. No worries.

TexasTowelie

(111,300 posts)
36. Okay, with a handle that includes the word "dreamer"
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 05:12 PM
Feb 2013

I'm a bit surprised to get such a reaction from somebody on the threshold of a dream.

Eighteen minutes to get 25 replies--I bet there will be a lot of people taking a computer break at 4:20.

 

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)
37. Well, it is relatively harmless. Just be glad those kids weren't popping pain pills.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 05:13 PM
Feb 2013

Or what's that shit they have in Dallas? Cheese?

Threedifferentones

(1,070 posts)
70. The same logic applies to alcohol which is probably why we banned it for a time.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 09:24 PM
Feb 2013

How many movies and jokes and fond memories can we find of kids getting drunk? That doesn't mean binge drinking is good or okay for anybody, but it's no reason to ban alcohol.

Prohibition did not work for booze, and itt has not for "weed."

In conclusion, "a lot of people" are very bad at judging evidence objectively, and are instead easily moved by empotional appeals. MY GOD, THINK OF THE CHILDREN.

Speaking of which, did anyone remember to put them to bed before we opened the wine?

TheKentuckian

(24,943 posts)
81. You realize black markets don't card, right?
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 12:39 AM
Feb 2013

The prohibition by definition makes drugs far more accessible than liquor. What is funny is pretending to care while downing legalization.

I also don't see getting my knickers in a twist because a kid got high.

TexasTowelie

(111,300 posts)
27. Yes, I noticed the same thing.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:53 PM
Feb 2013

All the good things came after I graduated (new libraries, AC in the classrooms, new extracurricular classes)!

 

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
35. I'm over 60 and we had pot in my high school.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 05:11 PM
Feb 2013

I'm pretty sure booze was readily available going back to like forever.

TexasTowelie

(111,300 posts)
33. Oddly enough,
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 05:02 PM
Feb 2013

I have a bar glass from the Flying Saucer that came out on April 20, 2008. It has a picture of Michael Phelps toking on a bong.

Weedies
The Breakfast of Champions

No seeds
No stems
100% buds

Wake n Bake Toasted Flakes

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
31. "Dangerous!" "Frightening!" "Gamble!"
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 04:58 PM
Feb 2013

Could this article be more buzz-wordier? This is WHY pot should be legal and controlled and taxed and sold in stores where kids can't go like liquor is now.

However, if some kids did get hold of some pot candies, they'd still be safer than if they had a bottle of aspirin. And a lot safer than if they had a bottle of vodka.

RKP5637

(67,032 posts)
57. Yep, people can drink their guts and brains out, that's OK, but a bit of pot, that brings
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 07:31 PM
Feb 2013

out all the red flags. Further evidence of just how F'ed up the US can be.

TexasTowelie

(111,300 posts)
41. Get in line!
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 05:17 PM
Feb 2013

The privilege of posting the OP is that everyone else has to wait for me to grab my stash first!

 

La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts)
43. but we can only get some AFTER we have expressed sufficient horror
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 05:20 PM
Feb 2013

when we hear about kids doing something they are not supposed to be doing

 

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)
46. That really is a great idea. In CO or WA it could be very profitable.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 07:05 PM
Feb 2013

Even in medical marijuana states it could be distributed as medication.

 

MindPilot

(12,693 posts)
49. it already is.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 07:16 PM
Feb 2013

Chocolate, soda, hard candies, gummies, cookies, chips, cakes. you name it all available from my local MMJ delivery service.

In fact I was getting my carry-on searched at the airport, watched the TSA take out two candy bars, a Snickers, and a "420 Toffee & Milk Chocolate" bar look at them and put them back.

I was a little nervous, but he seemed way more interested in my electric toothbrush.

TexasTowelie

(111,300 posts)
74. As a math major in college,
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 11:36 PM
Feb 2013

I can attest that it made all of my math classes more bearable--especially the 8 a.m. calculus III class with "Rambling Ralph" the professor. There was one time that we got a walk in the class so I ducked out the side window and was on the rolling roads by 8:20 (celebrating the fact that it is always 4:20 somewhere)!

Kurska

(5,739 posts)
50. OH MY GOD WEED EDDIBLES WHO DESIGNED THIS DEADLY DRUG?
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 07:16 PM
Feb 2013

I think it was hippies 50 fucking years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if edibles had been around for thousands of years though.

What a sensationalist piece of dribble.

Marijuana is harmless, btw.

Nolimit

(142 posts)
53. As long as people know what they are eating.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 07:25 PM
Feb 2013

Last edited Wed Feb 20, 2013, 12:11 AM - Edit history (1)

I've been given treats that, unknown to me, had drugs in it, seriously not cool.

JeffHead

(1,186 posts)
54. Weed-infused candy gets students high during class...
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 07:27 PM
Feb 2013

Well I would hope so. Otherwise the kid got ripped off!

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
80. When I was in high school...........
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 12:30 AM
Feb 2013

we had a smoking area. It wasn't just cigarettes we smoke. The nuns never figured out what was going on.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
83. If I kicked out every kid that ever came to class high
Wed Feb 20, 2013, 01:30 AM
Feb 2013

I'd have no students left. Except those two Mormon kids in second hour, and I'm not sure about one of them.

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