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This is the first Halloween that marijuana has been legal here in CO.
Yes. And the news stations would do anything to convince people that the sky is falling...but I'm not seeing it. And I just don't think this is something to worry about. I also think that the only Coloradans that are worried about it are the pearl clutchers who worry about all kinds of things. I've been asking around the office. I asked my pool team. I've asked other parents I know. Can't find a single person who is worried about this.
The most common response is, "Aren't those really expensive?"
Of course I haven't called FoTF to ask them what their opinion is, either...
Ok, as someone who lives in Colorado, I have a few comments on this:
1) Edibles are pricey. Nobody in their right mind is going to start giving out gumdrops that cost a dollar a piece.
2) Who the heck doesn't inspect their child's candy haul? I wasn't allowed to eat any candy before my parents got a chance to sort through it. Back then, it was fear of razor blades, but whatever.
3) Who the heck lets their kid eat unwrapped candy they got from strangers? Unwrapped candy wasn't allowed by any of the parents I knew growing up. And if it's wrapped, it's clearly marked as something that contains marijuana.
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I saw this on Yahoo and think it is pretty sick giving out candy that is going ot make some unsuspecting kid high is criminal. Who would do this besides some sicko that is going to get a cheap kick out of it. This world is getting sadder and sadder when kids not only need to worry about getting abducted, molested, bullyed, beat up, ebola, etc.. etc... now they have to worry about some loser slipping them a spiked candy. Pretty sad. If someone is caught doing this they should get a good beating.
It's not 'getting', has been for at least the past 50 years or so, I remember Halloween stories in the late '50s about everything from razor blades in apples to candy laced with Mommy's Valium. This type of sadistic behavior, like many things that attract the sensation seeking media, isn't remotely close to being anything new.
But I agree that anyone caught doing this really needs a good whuppin'!
This is the first Halloween that marijuana has been legal here in CO.
Yes....and I still don't understand the fear. Do you think some maniacal being will put those gummies or whatever into ziploc baggies & distribute as candy? I mean, I suppose the kid could start eating those unmarked candies while they're trick or treating but usually kids go with an adult & as an adult, would you say "Oh hey, open candies in a ziploc baggie, totally legit!" I don't think so. Kinda like handing out open diet cokes filled with rum. "Here ya go kiddies, bottoms up buttercup!" No.
Yes....and I still don't understand the fear. Do you think some maniacal being will put those gummies or whatever into ziploc baggies & distribute as candy? I mean, I suppose the kid could start eating those unmarked candies while they're trick or treating but usually kids go with an adult & as an adult, would you say "Oh hey, open candies in a ziploc baggie, totally legit!" I don't think so. Kinda like handing out open diet cokes filled with rum. "Here ya go kiddies, bottoms up buttercup!" No.
Do I think this is going to be a big problem? No. I was responding to someone who said they hadn't seen anything in the mainstream media. Now do I think there's absolutely, positively no way someone will do this? No. Just when I think I've seen everything, I see something crazier.
And no, not all parents check their kids' candy, despite all the warnings.
This is the first Halloween that marijuana has been legal here in CO.
Here once again is the idea that marijuana arrived in CO, and was a "danger" only once it was legal for recreational use. Implying that the years it was illegal made Halloween safe. Because as we all know, bad people would only decide to do something this despicable once it was legal to possess, right?
What about the years it was available for medical use? Someone COULD have threatened THE CHILDREN (OH MY GOD!!!!) with it then.
Or how about when it was totally illegal? Don't you think that someone who is willing to break the law when it was illegal might have been a greater threat to THE CHILDREN!!!! then?
Why is it only when it becomes legal (at least according to low information non thinkers, some politicians, and law enforcement) this is the first year that this COULD have been an issue?
Might it be because fear works? And ANY THREAT, real or imagined, that COULD strike THE CHILDREN!!!! is the type of fear mongering and misinformation that prohibitionists having been using for DECADES.
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Do I think this is going to be a big problem? No. I was responding to someone who said they hadn't seen anything in the mainstream media. Now do I think there's absolutely, positively no way someone will do this? No. Just when I think I've seen everything, I see something crazier.
And no, not all parents check their kids' candy, despite all the warnings.
I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. I was making a snarky comment. As in, Cigarettes: Not Even Once! or Drugs: Not even once! but instead, treating mainstream media as though it were a dangerous habit. Because it makes people paranoid.
My apologies for not being clear on that. I was just foolin' around.
Here once again is the idea that marijuana arrived in CO, and was a "danger" only once it was legal for recreational use. Implying that the years it was illegal made Halloween safe. Because as we all know, bad people would only decide to do something this despicable once it was legal to possess, right?
What about the years it was available for medical use? Someone COULD have threatened THE CHILDREN (OH MY GOD!!!!) with it then.
Or how about when it was totally illegal? Don't you think that someone who is willing to break the law when it was illegal might have been a greater threat to THE CHILDREN!!!! then?
Why is it only when it becomes legal (at least according to low information non thinkers, some politicians, and law enforcement) this is the first year that this COULD have been an issue?
Might it be because fear works? And ANY THREAT, real or imagined, that COULD strike THE CHILDREN!!!! is the type fear mongering and misinformation that prohibitionists having been using for DECADES.
It's certainly easier to get these days. Even in the days when it was only "medical marijuana" it was pretty easy to get a card and find a dispensary. Before that, I would have had to ask my kids where to get it!
Riding into town on a high horse isn't real helpful.
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The falacy of fear mongers and prohibitionists
