Debunking Cannabis Halloween Myths – Cannabis | weed | marijuana

Another Halloween requires another debunking of cannabis Halloween myths. Especially the myth that people give cannabis edibles to their children.

British Columbia Secretary of Public Safety Mike Farnworth urged parents to be on the lookout for legal and illegal edible products.

Although legal products are limited to 10 mg and come in child-resistant packaging, Farnworth said “legal cannabis products can still be attractive to children.”

As? Legal cannabis includes strict packaging and labeling rules to ensure children and young people are not attracted to the products.

Is Farnworth an idiot or is he spreading misinformation? Maybe both?

Anyone with an internet connection and common sense can debunk these cannabis Halloween myths.

No evidence, only hypotheses

Every year around this time, police and politicians issue the same press releases. The same debunked cannabis Halloween myth repeats itself year after year – your kids’ Halloween candy may contain an edible THC.

It’s never been explained why anyone would mix an expensive THC-laced treat with bite-sized dollar-store snacks. There have also never been documented instances of this happening.

There’s nothing irresponsible about checking your kid’s Halloween candy after catching it. But promoting this debunked myth about cannabis edibles is irresponsible.

And hypocritical, as those promoting this nonsense would likely be the first to silence your dissenting opinions on COVID lockdowns or the origins of the Russo-Ukrainian war to combat “misinformation.”

OK, so the idea of ​​cannabis edibles ending up in Halloween candy is a myth thoroughly debunked. But what about “rainbow fentanyl”?

A DEA press release warns parents that Mexican drug cartels are targeting their children with “rainbow fentanyl” this year. Even Joe Rogan talked about it on a recent podcast.

The problem is that there is no evidence for this. As in zero. Nada.

Colorful fentanyl is all about branding and chemical composition. Haven’t these DEA agents ever seen Breaking Bad?

The show’s famous blue meth was not only a result of the chemicals used, but also of brand recognition. Other meth dealers added blue food coloring to compete.

And sure, that was a TV show. But it happens in real life.

A child’s opioid receptors are too sensitive to fentanyl. If you give it to a child, they will likely overdose and die.

You won’t become a regular customer. Rainbow Fentanyl is not an attempt to appeal to children.

Debunking Cannabis Halloween Myths

Debunking cannabis Halloween myths is easy when the propaganda is so lame.

Take the Nevada State Police, for example. They found cannabis edibles disguised as regular candy. So they released their “Halloween PSA”.

What is not reported is how the police found that these sadists would distribute edible cannabis to children on Halloween.

The Nevada State Police took a giant leap in logic. Think about it::

• Premise A: Cannabis edibles exist
• Premise B: Some resemble regular candy
• Premise C: It’s Halloween season

• Bottom line: Cannabis edibles end up in your kid’s plastic gourd container.

Again, it’s good form to check your child’s Halloween candy. But it’s unhealthy paranoia to think someone would put cannabis-infused candy or “rainbow fentanyl” in your kid’s pocket.

Consider the police warning in El Paso, Texas. According to local media, “law enforcement officials indicated that drugs for distribution are being packaged in resealable bags of legitimate well-known candy brands in other states.”

So has anyone out there liquefied THC in a syringe and surgically infused it into regular candy and chocolate?

And the parents can’t know. Except either try all the candy or throw it all away. Or by skipping Halloween altogether.

Of course, the El Paso police didn’t find this hypothetical THC-infused Halloween candy. They found edibles disguised to look like regular candy.

Here, too, the jump is significant. Rather than using candy tags as a technique to circumvent eating laws, the only reason cannabis is packaged this way is to give it out to unsuspecting children on Halloween, according to the El Paso Police Department.

Why?

Getting kids high on Halloween

The easiest way to debunk these cannabis Halloween myths is to ask why. What’s the Point of Giving Kids Free THC Edibles? Suppose you want to harm innocent children at random. What exactly is the point of giving them THC?

They won’t see the effects, they won’t die from it, and depending on how much you give away, this little sadistic trick can get expensive.

So why? If your goal is to poison unsuspecting kids on Halloween, why not use common (and cheaper) household cleaners?

Can someone explain what’s going on here? Police, politics and media tend to conflate three different scenarios.

First, you have a kid who — by accident — stumbles upon cannabis, doesn’t realize it’s infused with THC, and accidentally eats it.

The second hypothesis involves the intentional delivery of THC foods to children. There’s no evidence of this, and parents can check their child’s candy to make sure it didn’t happen to them.

Third, a totally fabricated situation where someone tampers with regular Halloween candy by injecting cannabis or fentanyl into the sealed product.

This third scenario is a made up paranoid fantasy.

Have cannabis edibles ever ended up in trick-or-treat bags? Of course. But it’s always random and often limited to a single child.

Debunking Cannabis Halloween Myths

Every year, prohibitionists promote these debunked cannabis Halloween myths. Part of this is a desire to reverse (or prevent) legalization.

Another part is the desire to control other people.

Fact: There is no evidence of a child being seriously injured or killed by contaminated chocolate or candy picked up by trick-or-treating on Halloween.

There have been instances where a THC gum ended up in a child’s Halloween bag at an event. But an investigation concluded it was an isolated event and a coincidence.

Last Halloween, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a “consumer alert” urging parents to “remain vigilant” for “products that are deceptively designed to look like standard snacks and candies, in reality.” but contain high levels of cannabis and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).”

She said that edible cannabis products “can be extremely hazardous to human health.”

When reporters from a local Buffalo station asked the attorney general’s office for information supporting these claims, they received no response.

So they filed a freedom of information request. And there were no complaints, hospital visits, or other evidence to support the “consumer warning.”

Debunking cannabis Halloween myths is easy because the myths themselves are so bad.

footnote(s)

https://mynews4.com/news/local/nevada-police-issue-warning-after-edibles-found-in-halloween-candy

https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/health/remember-those-warnings-at-halloween-about-cannabis-candy-labels-the-state-only-received-one-complaint-about-it/ 71-49fb5c3c-7a8c-454f-87c5-c2898f8594d7

https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2022/08/30/dea-warns-brightly-coloured-fentanyl-used-target-young-americans

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2021/consumer-alert-attorney-general-james-issues-alert-protect-children-deceptive

https://www.wlbt.com/2022/10/11/mom-finds-cannabis-gummy-worms-5-year-olds-halloween-candy-st-charles/

The futile search for marijuana in trick-or-treat bags

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-police-warn-to-inspect-halloween-candy-amid-marijuana-type-treats-thc-snacks

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022PSSG0065-001589