Never heard of this before, this is the first time. Sounds interesting. Anyone able to comment what it's like?
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http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/02/17/rcmp-arrest-edmonton-man-for-thc-candy-marijuana-possession
RCMP arrest Edmonton man for THC candy, marijuana possession
BY KEVIN MAIMANN ,EDMONTON SUN
FIRST POSTED: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014 03:19 PM MST | UPDATED: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014 07:24 AM MST
An Edmonton man is taking the bitter with the sweet after he was busted for possession of THC candies.
Capital West Integrated Traffic Unit cops found the sugary dope after stopping the 24-year-old man for a traffic violation on Highway 16 near Wabamun Jan. 11.
Officers smelled marijuana coming from the car and seized 574 grams of the THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) candies, in addition to 5,238 grams of marijuana – enough to make roughly 25,000 joints.
Alberta RCMP said the candies, made by extracting THC oil and resin from organic marijuana using chemical solvents, are often more potent than pot and are new to the Edmonton area.
“Consumers have no way of knowing the percentage of THC or the potency of these candies,” RCMP drug expert Sgt. Lorne Adamitz said in a release. “Candies are created to attract a broader customer base, which includes youth, but attractive, brightly-coloured candy brings in a whole new set of risk factors for the exposure of children and toddlers to marijuana.”
The suspect admitted to officers that he bought the substance in Vancouver.
Police say there are documented cases of kids being taken to emergency rooms after consuming substances laced with drugs.
Sgt. Jamie Johnston of Alberta RCMP traffic services said unconventional drugs like the THC sweets will likely become increasingly common in Canada, in response to the legalization of pot in Washington and Colorado.
Donald Cook faces charges for possession with intent to traffic.
He is scheduled to appear at Stony Plain Provincial Court on April 26.
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Cheers!
http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/02/17/rcmp-arrest-edmonton-man-for-thc-candy-marijuana-possession
RCMP arrest Edmonton man for THC candy, marijuana possession
BY KEVIN MAIMANN ,EDMONTON SUN
FIRST POSTED: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014 03:19 PM MST | UPDATED: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014 07:24 AM MST
An Edmonton man is taking the bitter with the sweet after he was busted for possession of THC candies.
Capital West Integrated Traffic Unit cops found the sugary dope after stopping the 24-year-old man for a traffic violation on Highway 16 near Wabamun Jan. 11.
Officers smelled marijuana coming from the car and seized 574 grams of the THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) candies, in addition to 5,238 grams of marijuana – enough to make roughly 25,000 joints.
Alberta RCMP said the candies, made by extracting THC oil and resin from organic marijuana using chemical solvents, are often more potent than pot and are new to the Edmonton area.
“Consumers have no way of knowing the percentage of THC or the potency of these candies,” RCMP drug expert Sgt. Lorne Adamitz said in a release. “Candies are created to attract a broader customer base, which includes youth, but attractive, brightly-coloured candy brings in a whole new set of risk factors for the exposure of children and toddlers to marijuana.”
The suspect admitted to officers that he bought the substance in Vancouver.
Police say there are documented cases of kids being taken to emergency rooms after consuming substances laced with drugs.
Sgt. Jamie Johnston of Alberta RCMP traffic services said unconventional drugs like the THC sweets will likely become increasingly common in Canada, in response to the legalization of pot in Washington and Colorado.
Donald Cook faces charges for possession with intent to traffic.
He is scheduled to appear at Stony Plain Provincial Court on April 26.
[email protected]
@SunKevinM
