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I'd much rather my children eat edibles than drink alcohol or eat those goddamn Tide detergent balls.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/10/laundry-pods-child-hospital/18663007/

 

Report: Laundry 'pods' sent 1 child a day to hospitals

 

WHERES THE making whoopee OUTRAGE ABOUT THAT?????

 

OH! children get a little dopey and fall asleep eating weed brownies, how horrible! Then they wake up fine.

 

Kids eating Tide balls? DEAD.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/25/health/laundry-detergent-packets-dangers/

 

Biting into laundry detergent pods can cause serious injury or even death, according to the National Capital Poison Center. Calls to poison control centers about detergent packets increased 17% from 2013 through 2014, according to an analysis of national data.

 

http://www.aol.com/article/2016/04/25/study-finds-thousands-of-children-poisoned-by-laundry-detergent/21350526/

 

Study finds thousands of children poisoned by laundry detergent pods every year

 

http://in.reuters.com/article/us-health-childpoisoning-detergent-idINKCN0ZV1SX

 

The pods are all-in-one packets – often brightly colored - containing detergent that’s released in the wash, so users don't have to measure detergent in a cup. They were introduced in the U.S. in 2012. The next year, U.S. poison control centers received more than 17,000 calls - or about one per hour - about children who'd been exposed to chemicals in laundry detergent pods, Reuters Health reported in 2014.

 

 

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Funny we don't hear anything about regulating dangerous laundry balls.

 

All sides of a story need to be heard.

 

Guess you don't read Consumer Reports. They've been talking about this for quite a while.

 

There have also been bills introduced by Dick Durban to regulate pods, but they are sitting in committees; nothing is gonna happen with repubs in Congress.

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Basically, thinking of your toddler accidentally getting hold of alcohol or pharmaceuticals or Tide balls is horrifying, while getting ahold of marijuana is more like finding him passed out after eating a whole plate of cookies from the fridge - not great, but he'll live through it and be fine.

 

Most people keep their marijuana away from anybody who will ingest it without permission, especially children.

 

You seem to be suggesting that, oh, it's no biggie, the kid will just fall asleep. While ingesting cannabis is not an issue of toxicity, it can be a very frightening experience to a child (or an adult.)

 

I am not equating a child eating a medible with eating a poison. But why was this irrelevant comparison even brought up in the first place? Because there does seems to be a cavalier attitude about a kid eating medibles among some people on this forum. 

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I notice the article points out recreational users leaving their cannabis meds out for kids in more instances than medical users do.

 

If you don't believe me, check out the article which displayed the photo grassmatch posted above (the photo credit is at the bottom of the article, btw). Check out how they kick around the words "safe" and "overdose" like they are meaningless:

 

http://blog.cincinnatichildrens.org/safety-and-prevention/4-must-know-facts-about-marijuana-edibles/

 

 

I found that paste here https://www.google.com/search?q=marijuana+edibles&biw=1366&bih=643&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjO48afs5bOAhVD0iYKHVHJBWAQ_AUICCgD

 

where 75,000 more alike photo's are hosted. those pesky DEA photographers are prolific. Or maybe they sit around all day and mass produce these props, like Hashees Peanut Butter Cups and Pot Tarts to make us believe that someone out there is actually packaging foods this way.

 

take a look at this colorado dispensary medible shelf. Pictured are hundreds of varieties of these same examples . MI may just be a bit behind in their medible acceptance to realize the potential of this type of marketing. its working well in many cannabis friendly areas. I'd be pizzed at the infringements if I owned the patent, and no doubt some are/will be in court for it.

 

 

healinghouse_ediblesbar-thumb-560x420.jp The edibles selection at a Colorado dispensary.

The Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division has convened a working group to look into placing THC limits on pot edibles. At the group’s last meeting, the MED proposed packaging that would require individual serving sizes featuring 10 milligrams of activated THC to be wrapped separately when sold as part of a 100 mg package — the limit under state law. But many edibles manufacturers aren’t wild about the idea.

According to Meg Colins, executive director of the Cannabis Business Alliance, “this effort about potency and serving size is a direct result of two incidents” — the death of Levy Thamba, who jumped from a hotel balcony after eating a marijuana edible, and the murder of Kristine Kirk at the hands of her husband, Richard Kirk, after he had allegedly consumed pot candy and pain killers.
Other factors, Collins says, include “reports coming out from various emergency rooms about people overindulging in edible products.”
In Collins’s view, this is a good discussion to have. “Most Americans look at a cookie as a serving size, even if they’re told repeatedly to divide that cookie into ten pieces — because a serving size is 10 mg of activated THC. It’s intuitive. So the Cannabis Business Alliance edibles council started meeting back in February to talk about legislation that was going forward and some of these other challenges, so we can do a better job of educating particularly a first-time or novice consumer.”

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Huffington Post

 

dispensary owners advertising with photos of medibles (dea photos? no idea)

 

10 Marijuana Edibles That Could Pass As ‘Real’ Food
10/15/2013 03:21 pm ET | Updated Jan 23, 2014
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The legalization of marijuana — be it medical or recreational — in more than 20 states across the U.S. has inspired a new industry: marijuana-infused food products.

People choose to eat pot-infused treats for a variety of reasons. For some medical marijuana patients, it can be the simplest or healthiest way for them to benefit from the drug. For the recreational user, it can be a discreet and delicious way to enjoy marijuana.

Marijuana business owners — or ganjapreneurs — are nothing if they aren’t innovative, and this collection of ten sneaky pot treats disguised as everyday snacks from Marijuana.com show just how clever the industry can be.

The Kif-Kat bar was a pot-infused candy that attracted people with more than just a sweet tooth. According to WeedMaps.com, in 2007 the DEA cracked down on this edible company, putting an end to this branding rip-off “lawsuit waiting to happen.” (photo via WeedMaps.com)
If people in the ‘80s were making “monkey sounds” for a Klondike bar, what would they do for a Krondike bar? The Krondike bar is a marijuana-infused ice cream product available in a variety of flavors including: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry and Mint. (Photo via WeedMaps.com)
A cookie that packs much more than just vanilla flavoring, the Bennilla Wafer has a spicy/earthy flavor, according to WeedPhotos.com. (Photo via WeedMaps.com)
A medical marijuana ice cream product, that contains “over 80 mg of active cannabinoids per 3.5 ounce container.” The product is lactose-free, gluten-free and vegan. Dixie Chills come in chocolate and vanilla flavors. (Photo via WeedMaps.com)
Who doesn’t like cake on a stick?! These cakes come with a colorful outer frosting shell covered in sprinkles and are infused with pot. They come in a variety of flavors including, “Blue Dream Purple Haze, Strawberry Cough and Chocolate Thai” and many more, according to HailMaryJane.com. (Photo via WeedMaps.com)
The perfect treat for Fall, Mama Leary’s marijuana-infused caramel corn is for adults only. (photo via WeedMaps.com)
A clever way to avoid a lawsuit and a delicious pot-filled baked treat with 100 mg of THC in every bag. (Photo via WeedMaps.com)
A marijuana take on the classic “Jolly Rancher,” just call them the “Stoney Rancher.” They come in both hard and chewy form. (photo via WeedMaps.com)
Honey on toast is a breakfast classic, but this honey packed with 1000 mg of high grade hash might make you late for just about everything else the rest of the day (or week). (Photo via WeedMaps.com)
Want your chicken wings to really pop? Sweet with a little tang, Kushtown’s triple strength barbecue sauce will take your next backyard cookout to new highs. (photo via WeedMaps.com)
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Hershey settles trademark infringement lawsuit with Colorado edible pot company

 

In court, as real as it gets, but I've seen more elaborate conspiracies in my time too, soo...

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-hershey-marijuana-idUSL2N0SD03620141018

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/hershey-settles-trademark-infringement-lawsuit-with-colorado-edible-pot-company10162014

 
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DENVER - A Colorado marijuana company must recall or destroy its pot-infused edibles that resemble iconic Hershey treats as part of a settlement agreement with the chocolate company.

The Hershey Co. filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit in June against TinctureBelle LLC and TinctureBelle Marijuanka LLC. The lawsuit alleged that TinctureBelle's Ganja Joy, Hasheath, Hashees and Dabby Patty too closely resembled Hershey's Almond Joy, Heath, Reese's peanut butter cups and York peppermint patty candies, respectively.

The Denver Post reports that a settlement reached in September requires TinctureBelle to stop using those names and Hersey's brown, yellow and orange coloring for its products.

The lawsuit argued that: 

"Defendants, who are well aware of the fame and popularity of  these Hershey products and marks, are manufacturing and selling cannabis- and/or tetrahydrocannabinol-laced chocolate and candy products using names, marks and designs that are knock-offs of Hershey’s famous REESE’S, HEATH, ALMOND JOY and YORK trademarks and trade dresses, in order to increase sales of defendants' cannabis and tetrahydrocannabinol candy products, draw additional attention to their products, confuse consumers as to the source of their products, call to consumers' minds Hershey’s famous and beloved brands, and otherwise to trade on the goodwill of Hershey and its brands."

Hershey presented side-by-side color photographs as evidence that TinctureBelle's "Hashees" packaging mimics Reese's peanut butter cups and likewise TinctureBelle's "Ganja Joy" and Almond Joy, and so on.

TinctureBelle said in court filings that it stopped making edibles that mimic Hershey candy before the lawsuit was filed. Hershey said the edibles' packaging confused consumers, including children.

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Everything you are posting, grassmatch, reinforces my belief that these pictures are fake. Is it Keef Kat or Kif Kat? Why is there some sort of asian writing on the Kif Kat? Don't you find that bizarre? I have no doubt all the other handmade branding is real, of course. I've seen that and don't believe it is a problem.

 

I'm just going to jump right out there and say it: that Kif Kat photo is an obvious photoshop job.

A quick google image search for "Japanese kit kat" will show the exact same label (minus the MJ stuff). and also green chocolate bars. It would be super-easy to photoshop.

 

Why would a MJ candy maker emulate candy bars labels? For recognition of course. So why would they use an Asian label? There would be no good reason since it would not be recognized in the U.S. All signs point to photoshop, which would be super easy with the existing photos of green chocolate bars.

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First 'viable' image for their purpose that pops up in a google image search maybe?

 

I have spoken with numerous parents who hid their cannabis while their children were growing up

yet left their prescriptions in the medicine cabinet.  The result of this is that a large percentage

of those children became addicted to opiates.  My nephew is among those tragedies, he came

very close to becoming a heroin addict as a result.  Luckily in his case he has a well informed

auntie who helped him understand where he was headed and helped him change his course.

There are plenty of kids that are not so fortunate.

 

 

 

The largest percentage of us baby boomers were recreational users prior to 4/09.

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So, now we must ask ourselves, who is posting these fake medible photos, and why?

 

Ken Stecker posts these photos when he does his presentations to police. We know why he does it. But why would grassmatch, HuffPost, and weedmaps do it?

why would grassmatch?  thats a crappy azz troll implication and you know  zap, low for you.

 

but I'll answer.

"silly rabbits" was my post, showing google examples of medibles, then an example of a real law suit with similar pics of edibles marketed like real candy bars. Is it so tough to believe someone has done this when we see the law sit above?  Probably not the first time or the last. Lots of gummy bear type productions exist under counters and other more descriptive ones too. I am not surprised though that you jump to the conclusion that "they dont exist", like other cannabis facts you were unaware of in the past. I wont keep looking for pics from law suits anymore, so you're not confused in thinking I am doing it for the dea sake.

 

I posted those first pics, silly rabbits, to show how tide and cannabis is marketed, like chewy yummy things to toddlers. Packaging laundry soap like candy is irresponsible, as is packaging edible cannabis meds as treats imo.  My opinion of course wont affect policy or change leo minds, or cannabis packages or laundry detergents' either. 

 

 

peace

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Right, but since you posted a DEA photograph followed by almost certainly photoshopped images, were you really providing support for your point, "to show how tide and cannabis is marketed, like chewy yummy things to toddlers" or were you just providing support for the DEA/popo/save the children trope of "dangerous medibles?"

 

That is the only implication here, nothing more sinister, I assure you.

 

showing support for the dea???  you are nuts, really, if you believe that.

 

you are missing the point here, nobody eats the packages, its the contents, all dressed up like candy. I have seen candy and gummy bears when I visited a dispensary. they were for sale, and they were sweet, and they looked like candy.

I've no dogs in your race, dont be angry, I wont ever be arrested for possessing medibles, sorry.  I dont use them because they make me feel sick. I dont like eating cannabis at all really, although I am acquiring a taste for fresh tea leaves with dried buds in the percolator.

 

Anyone denying medibles are often sold and produced as sweet treats has their head buried in the sand. Anyone denying a lack of responsibility when packaging poison soap by making them look tasty does too. Flavored markers crack me up, but might entertain others, no worries, I laugh at the parents who buy them too and cry for the children of today.

Packaging is incidental, contents are the point. irresponsible cannabis users are in fact at fault when a child eats drugs in the home, not the bottle, not the package and not the taste. If I were a commercial producer of cannabis pop(Orange Kush(with krush design, look it up) I would refrain from the fun packaging and keep the medical info up front, not the taste, not the colored package and not the gummy bear shape of the "candy".  I dont care really and they are not sold in our state now.

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