Marijuana-laced Halloween candy has LA sheriffs on alert

[The Straight Story]

Marijuana-laced Halloween candy has LA sheriffs on alert

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (KABC) -- Halloween time is not all fun and games. Authorities are warning parents about marijuana-laced candy that could end up in their trick-or-treaters' bags.

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department wants to raise awareness about the types of items sold at marijuana dispensaries. They're zeroing in on pot-laced food items, so they don't end up in the wrong hands this Halloween.

Sheriff's and narcotics officials displayed a variety of candy, soda, chocolate and other snack foods Friday containing concentrated amounts of marijuana that were recently seized from local marijuana dispensaries.

Some of these edibles have warnings on the label to keep out of reach of children and pets and name cannabis in the list of ingredients and say the product is for medical use only, but you have to read the fine print.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8409380

[Taverner]

1. This NEVER FUCKING HAPPENS

No one puts marijuana laced candies in the trick-or-treat bowl

That shit is way too expensive to do that

[pscot]

18. This is DEA propaganda

[Taverner]

27. Exactly!

The weed with its roots in HELL!!!!

[tridim]

2. I call reefer madness.

What a bunch of BS.

[U4ikLefty]

3. I MUST go trick or treating this year.

[drm604]

4. And don't forget the pins and razor blades in the apples.

When are people going to learn that this stuff DOESN'T HAPPEN.

[HuckleB]

5. OFFS!

BS.

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Halloween-Candy-Myth-an-Urban-Legend-Expert-Says-132801413.html

[Fumesucker]

6. Bullshytt ..You wanna watch out for the flavored sugar cubes though..

[HuckleB]

7. One of the houses down the street does offer jello shots to the adults.

I don't decline them myself.

[Kali]

8. bad enough the little fuckers steal your plants

who is going to give the shit away to them?

[lib2DaBone]

9. If anyone honestly thought they were giving away pot brownies....

..do you think there would not be a stampede in that neighborhood? I mean.. Come'on....

Reefer Madness

[frylock]

10. they sure have been working hard to demonize dispensaries this month..

fucking lame.

[lib2DaBone]

13. Not only demonize them.. Obama sent in swat teams to destroy them...

... but that was only after he learned that the big pharma Companies had developed their own synthetic MJ and they were going to introduce a MJ pill for Cancer patients.

Can't have any competition, you know....

[loyalsister]

17. Marinol has been around for a long time

Advocacy is best when not accompanied by falsehoods.

[robdogbucky]

41. It has expired, and there are new things BIg Pharma wants to try

Likewise, arrogance is best tempered by the truth of recent events.

You gotta keep up



Meet Your New Pot Dealer: Big Pharma



"....However, Marinol never did that well with cancer patients, doctors say. Effects vary widely. With at least 66 different canabinoids in smoked pot, patients report THC-only Marinol doesn’t provide the same relief.

But Marinol is about to get a big boost. Its patent has recently expired, and a review of clinical human trials show sixteen studies under way that, if successful, would broaden generic Marinol’s uses considerably beyond treating nausea in cancer patients.

In addition, researchers are using THC, as well as the number-two cannabinoid, CBD, in studies to treat obsessive compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, fibromyalgia, PTSD, and even irritable bowel syndrome. That’s because pot modulates a newly discovered yet primal-cell signaling pathway called “the endocannabinoid system,” with special effects in the brain and the gut.

Drug companies want to bring generic THC and CBD to new markets, and have requested that the DEA allow them to grow pot and put organic THC and CBD in pills, according to DEA records posted online last fall. But that requires the DEA to move organic THC down from Schedule I, where it is now, to Schedule III, where synthetic THC Marinol currently is...

http://www.cannabisnews.org/united-states-cannabis-news/meet-your-new-pot-dealer-big-pharma/


Now, who is zooming whom with falsehoods?



Answer me this:


Why does cannabis get you through times of no money better than money can get you through times of no cannabis?

[loyalsister]

46. It's not just big Pharma

The liquor industry opposes medical marijuana, too. Anytime that bill is heard in committee in MO, the Inbev guy is there staring down the legislators.

[robdogbucky]

49. No kidding, not to mention

Logging industry, textiles industry, energy industries, corrections industry, etc., etc., etc.

All of them have economic reasons, all couched in irrational out-dated, emotional-based fear-mongering and explicit lies.

One of the biggest contributors to the anti-Prop 19 forces that scrambled to get the media to change their tune here in Cal was Budweiser.

Panic time in River City


Cannot hold back the tsunami of public endorsement of legalization, but they will spend their last dime trying.



Happy Halloween!

[robdogbucky]

44. Big Pharma Is in a Frenzy to Bring Cannabis-Based Medicines to Market

Big Pharma Is in a Frenzy to Bring Cannabis-Based Medicines to Market


While the the American Medical Association claims pot has no medical value, Big Pharma is busy getting patents for marijuana products.

July 5, 2008


The US government's longstanding denial of medical marijuana research and use is an irrational and morally bankrupt public policy. On this point, few Americans disagree. As for the question of "why" federal officials maintain this inflexible and inhumane policy, well that's another story

One of the more popular theories seeking to explain the Feds' seemingly inexplicable ban on medical pot goes like this: Neither the US government nor the pharmaceutical industry will allow for the use of medical marijuana because they can't patent it or profit from it.

It's an appealing theory, yet I've found it to be neither accurate nor persuasive. Here's why.

First, let me state the obvious. Big Pharma is busily applying for -- and has already received -- multiple patents for the medical properties of pot. These include patents for synthetic pot derivatives (such as the oral THC pill Marinol), cannabinoid agonists (synthetic agents that bind to the brain's endocannabinoid receptors) like HU-210 and cannabis antagonists such as Rimonabant. This trend was most recently summarized in the NIH paper (pdf), "The endocannabinoid system as an emerging target of pharmacotherapy," which concluded, "The growing interest in the underlying science has been matched by a growth in the number of cannabinoid drugs in pharmaceutical development from two in 1995 to 27 in 2004." In other words, at the same time the American Medical Association is proclaiming that pot has no medical value, Big Pharma is in a frenzy to bring dozens of new, cannabis-based medicines to market...

http://www.alternet.org/drugs/90469/

[lob1]

11. The cops are looking for any reason to bust the medical

marijuana stores. They're planting seeds to rationalize their next bust.

[kestrel91316]

12. I think the fundies in police departments make up this crap to try to ruin the

holiday BECAUSE IT HAS PAGAN ORIGINS AND IS STILL CELEBRATED BY THEM.

[lib2DaBone]

14. The Fundies in Police Departments is no joke.. I don't know about Pagan...

..but I know that the Fundie Cops will Taser you with one hand while holding a bible in he other hand.

[bayareamike]

15. I wish it were true

and that I could just keep it all for myself. :smoke:

Too bad this story stinks, however.

[Fire Walk With Me]

16. We want to crack down on MJ so we'll scare parents into believing that all users give it to kids.

PLEASE! Shut down those awful dispensaries!

[Warren DeMontague]

32. X

actly.

[Jackpine Radical]

19. I don't know about you folks, but when I go out trick-or-treating,

I put a paper bag over my head with a couple of eyeholes and a mouth hole cut in it and take along a bong.

"Trick or treat! (heh, heh)."

[Gamow]

20. about as likely as gold-laced candy being given out. nt

[NYC Liberal]

21. The cops probably just want that candy for themselves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnZb5wi_jsU

;)

[ellisonz]

22. Are they high or something?

:rofl:

[Odin2005]

23. BULLSHIT LYING BULLSHIT!!!

[Telly Savalas]

24. While this is certainly a very real and dangerous threat

I'm concerned that it will divert attention and resources from the fight against people who sneak into the houses of children and pretend to be the tooth fairly by leaving a dime bag of pot under their pillow.

[NuttyFluffers]

25. what a sad joke... who in their right mind would believe such propaganda?

and cooks like to sneak in shaved truffles into their 3-alarm-fire chili because of dreams for repeat business, too...

Cost to Profit/Loss Ratio Does Not Make Sense!

[GoneOffShore]

26. Oh FFS!

Sometimes the stupid is beyond stupid.

[roody]

28. If it were true, it's a good thing cannabis will not kill them.

[muntrv]

29. I would think that anyone who has reefer will try to sell it instead of giving it away.

[EC]

30. So they point to the candies and treats at the

dispensaries, but haven't actually found any in anyones halloween bags? Right...like people can afford to buy these treats just to hand out for chuckles?

[Warren DeMontague]

31. in other words, they're inventing a non-existent 'problem' to create a needless panic in service to

an agenda.

BIG fuckin' shocker. :eyes:

[Warren DeMontague]

33. DAMN!

And here, all I got was a fucking Zagnut!

[Irishonly]

34. There hasn't ever been a case

From the article

The L.A. County Sherriff's Department says it's not aware of anyone handing out marijuana-laced munchies on Halloween in the past, but they want people of all ages to know that drugged treats are out there in many forms including trail mix, crackers and drinks that could be served at parties.

It's hype and bologna

[Mimosa]

35. Odd scaremongering, isn't it? n/t

[krabigirl]

36. lol, like anyone would give that away.

[BiggJawn]

37. And Satanists will rob your cradles for their Samhain feasts...

I swear, if it isn't the faerie-tale believers getting the vapours over Jeebus' twin brother, it's the narcs pulling the "Sgt. Stedenko" routine.

For the past several years they've made the public urinators and real sex offenders come sit at the Sheriff's department on Halloween night so they won't be snatching the kiddies. Catholic priests aren't required to report.
Anyway, they're not doing it this year. Not enough money to pay a deputy overtime to babysit.

[Warren DeMontague]

38. The fact that porn stores sell candy flavored underwear and penis lollipops

obviously means THOSE are going to end up being given out on Halloween, too.

...right?

[rusty fender]

39. Laughable and Pathetic!

:spray: :cry:

[Le Taz Hot]

40. Right.

People will go to a dispensary, purchase edibles (not cheap) and then GIVE THEM AWAY to unsuspecting trick-or-treaters even though there has been no legitimate case of anyone doing this in the past. Uh-huh. I'm thinking the Sheriff has spent a little too much time in the evidence locker.

[LeftinOH]

42. -and this one lady had baby snakes in the lining of her new coat!! n/t

[backscatter712]

43. If it is out there, people would have eaten it already. It wouldn't make it to Halloween.

[bemildred]

45. Not this shit again.

:argh:

[redqueen]

47. Unbelievable.

Sheriffs are elected. Good job, Monterey. :eyes:

[piratefish08]

48. i heard there was a guy in a white van and a clown mask stealing kids!!!!

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Warren DeMontague]

50. For some reason, I think "DEA Swat Team Member spending $1 Million/hour of taxpayer $$$"

is a FAR MORE FRIGHTENING costume than "Cancer Granny with a joint in her hand"


...But that's just me.

[marmar]

51. V for Vendetta America......

..... Nothing but bullshit propaganda from authorities and the media.

[JohnnyRingo]

52. What!!! ..I want that address ....and a costume. n/t