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Krystine Kercher's avatar

Thank you for discussing this, Andrew.

I am definitely NOT a fan of legalizing marijuana except under strict medical supervision with an independence licensing agencies empowered to shut doctors and pharmacies down if they abuse their ability to prescribe.

The ONLY reason why I am in favor of legalizing marijuana even under those circumstances is because of the benefits for pain relief some patients recieve and for how it helps reduce or eliminate seizures for some epileptics. But--marijuana doesn't work for everyone, and in some people it can cause violent schizophrenia and mania that is absolutely off the charts.

Here are just a few links that highlight the danger from the deceptively packaged edibles:

https://www.wltx.com/article/news/national/feds-crack-companies-marketing-weed-edibles-kid-friendly-packaging/101-d45c4ec8-b4d3-4689-9b24-45f61d7cfbdf

https://www.newsweek.com/dea-warning-halloween-candy-meth-marijuana-safety-laced-2018-1195299

There are people who have insanely bad reactions even when they know what they're eating.

The AP may not have originally gotten this story correct--or subsequent outlets may have inflated the number of consumable eaten (some say six cookies, not one):

https://apnews.com/general-news-48ab1e47bc1f4024b326da09300c84e2#

I have so much more to say about this; how a kid I know was exposed to marijuana smoke in her father's home, leading to a buzz followed by withdrawal when she went back to her mother (they were divorced). This made her feel extremely miserable every time after she was required to see him. Because they lived in Colorado where pot has been legalized, her mother was unable to get the family court judge to stop visitation or to require supervised visits to limit her minor child's exposure.

And then, there's the guy who smoked a joint with his buddy and got high, and then went on Facebook and was going on for more than a WEEK about how he was God, and it was the end of the world, and how his wife needed to come home so they could DIE TOGETHER. I had a front row seat to all that drama. (UGH) There were kids on both sides (hers, his, blended family) affected by that.

People on drugs do REALLY STUPID THINGS to mess up their lives and the lives of everyone around them. The consequences can be forever.

If you want to know more, Alex Berenson, an independent journalist, wrote a book about all of this:

Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence

https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Your-Children-Marijuana-Violence/dp/1982103663

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Chris Vail's avatar

one question.... how many children have died because of accidental ingestion?

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