Marijuana-laced candy is the new Halloween bogeyman

November 1, 2014
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As Oregon voters ponder the question of whether to legalize recreational marijuana, law enforcement officials in several other states are contending with the threat, or perceived threat, of marijuana-laced candy.

In Maryland, Prince George’s County police were warning parents that police had seized several boxes of candy infused with marijuana. Lt. Bill Alexander said Friday that all of the candy was labeled as having THC and had come from the West Coast and Colorado. He said there was no evidence that the candy was to be passed out to children on Friday for Halloween.

According to The AP story: “The candy included taffy and chocolate bars, and had about 100 milligrams of THC. It also included warning labels urging consumers not to eat it all in one sitting.” [Read More]

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Rob Meagher, CBE’s Founder, President and Editor-in-Chief is a 30 year veteran of the media world. His career has spanned from stints representing the Washington Post, USA Weekend, Reader’s Digest, Financial World & Corporate Finance to the technology world where he worked at International Data Group and Ziff Davis where he was part of the launch team for The Web Magazine, Yahoo Internet Life, Smart Business and Expedia Travels before starting his own marketing and Publisher’s Representative Firm. He also ran all print and online media sales and marketing for the Society for Human Resource Management before partnering with Forbes and then Fortune to create Special Sections covering a variety of topics. Rob, who started CBE Press in 2014, can be contacted at [email protected].

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