Also, a classic example of "when seconds count, the police are minutes away", in this case 15 minutes away, which turned out to be two minutes too long for the murdered mother.
I truly hope this man presses a gazillion dollar lawsuit against this pot shop and the makers of this "candy". A big win would go a long ways to cracking up the "legal" dope "industry" in both this state and the rest. I guess that's the one silver lining to making dope legal: you can sue the bastards who've harmed you. Can't wait for lawsuits that start happening for death and mayhem on the highways due to pot intoxication, as there is no liability protection for pot sellers in this state like there is for alcohol. And soon there will be the lawsuits for chronic damage like brain atrophy, loss of employment, etc.
(Also, I imagine this poor man will have a darn good defense in court as well, as clearly he had greatly diminished capacity, which was recorded on the dispatcher's tape to boot.)
Did he know he was consuming it?
This proves that 911 is the Gov’ts idea of Dial A Prayer.
“Already, yet another tragedy caused by legal dope in Colorado. This guy was apparently a good guy and devoted husband and father until he made the fatal mistake of consuming some poor quality-control pot “edibles” that appear to be have been massively overly potent.”
Caused by...prove it.
devoted husband and father...they usually buy drugs, right?
mistake...how?
And if we give drivers licenses to illegals, they won’t drive drunk any more..
'They were almost there,' Sonny Jackson, a Denver Police Department spokesman, told The Denver Post.
Oddly, later reporting seems to drop this weak attempt to say, "We weren't really all that late; we almost got there in time."
This guy is no victim.
This is DEFINITELY a”get Out Of Jail”Card!!
Note to self: Never buy prepared food in Colorado. Eat out of a can!
The article states that his wife said he may have taken pain pills as well. I wonder if the drugs interacted? I guess toxicology will give the full results later...
Suspicious candy... what might have been added when making it or what it might have affected him in the blood mix, since it is not likely the MJ caused such erratic behavior.
Marijuana is not a stimulant like cocaine or other drugs, in fact it has the opposite effect. Unless he was on a psychotic medicine or mood altering drug like Paxil....known to create violent thoughts.
I taught STDs and Drugs, along with Juvenile Delinquency/Juvenile Justice, so my take is something was added to those candies during the process. There are a 100 murders due to some online purchases at a cocaine website.
Note to self: Never take food in return for distributing 30 round magazines while in Colorado. CASH ONLY!;-D
Oh but that can’t possibly be true....after all the pot folks have told me how safe pot is and how having it sold under approved conditions would be the panacea to all of the world’s ills
Since when is it a good decision to get high? The only reason to use dope is to get high. It is like drinking until you are drunk.....stupid decisions
Do you also believe that guns kill people? Blaming inanimate objects or substances is a logical dead-end. This guy was fully responsible for his actions.
If you ban it, ban all of it (that includes alcohol). I bet 60-70% of the crimes I prosecuted had alcohol involved in some manner.
Both pot and alcohol should be legal (if a State wants it). Period.
I can only assume the next time a guy gets drunk and shoots his wife you are going to be pulling for the return of prohibition, citing the lack of a medical need for whiskey.
That being said, the guy wanted to get stoned. He was dumb enough to believe the pothead hype.
Is this for real or an Onion put-on?
It’s OK...
The cause of “liberalism” was served by getting a bunch of low-info dupes to the pole to vote Democrat.
What are a few murders, and driving deaths, compared to the greater glory of electing Democrats?
Remember, kiddies. There are going to be several pot referendums on the ballot in November, in states like Florida, that we need to win, to retake Congress.
Well, I have to wonder what other psych drugs this man may have been on...
People think pot is so damn harmless that the idea of ANY drug interactions escapes them...
If only there wasn’t a gun in the house.