News Outlets Are Increasingly Skeptical of Warnings About Marijuana Edibles in Trick-or-Treat Bags
Although the Halloween scare stories continue, journalists are starting to recognize the lack of evidence to support this mythical menace.
Although the Halloween scare stories continue, journalists are starting to recognize the lack of evidence to support this mythical menace.
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He still implies that strangers with candy are trying to get kids high.
The Drug Free America Foundation claims an imaginary prank "highlights the very real dangers legal marijuana has on children."
Warnings of pot in trick-or-treat bags still have no basis in reality.
This year's baseless Halloween-mayhem rumor hasn't picked up as much steam as last year's baseless Halloween-mayhem rumor.
Cannabis candy in trick-or-treat bags is "a very real scenario," they warn. It's not.
Yet more tales of tampered candy are exposed as frauds.
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There's no evidence anyone has ever passed off marijuana edibles or Molly tablets as Halloween candy.
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While media outlets and law enforcement officials warn that pot-infused edibles could end up in kids' treat bags, evidence suggests there's no reason to worry.
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