Wake and Bake
News comment for October 13
“Pot laced brownies served at a Southern California funeral sent three people to the emergency room over the weekend.” This is a lead that will undoubtedly lure a reader into wanting more information.
This story goes on to say that two 71-year old women and an 82-year old man were taken to the hospital after attending the memorial service for their friend. The three all complained of dizziness, nausea, and the inability to stand on their own. It turned out that brownies they consumed at the memorial were laced with marijuana, as their fallen friend was accustomed to snacking on.
This story has brought controversy to the town of Huntington Beach. First off, medical marijuana is illegal there, and secondly, police said no acknowledgment was made in any form about these brownies containing “extra” ingredients.
This story came out about the same time a Montana man was arrested for giving marijuana brownies to four children.
Both articles revolve around issues that arise from medical marijuana being legal in some areas. Both stories bring up the debate, should it be legal?
October 16th, 2011 at 2:24 pm
You’re the second to discuss this issue, Nick. Here’s what I wrote to Judy: “But if you think about it, Judith, the combined result of these articles (and all others on pot) is to remind us 1) that it’s illegal, 2) that it’s bad, and 3) dumb people use marijuana. The news media, for the most part, are conservative, which means they don’t like change, even when a great number of people do. This is a good example of that.” If you believe the media, legalizing marijuana, even medical marijuana, will lead to the downfall of western civilization. Another example, if you go back to the fifties, is the advent of rock and roll. It was sinister.