Yet this is far from the first time reports of THC-laced Halloween candy have circulated. Almost every Halloween, a well-meaning police department will issue a statement warning parents to be wary of pranksters distributing THC edibles to children under the guise of passing out candy — and almost every year, such reports are swiftly and thoroughly debunked.
The “Halloween candy is spiked with THC” myth is essentially a new version of the urban legend about razor blades being smuggled into Halloween candy and other related terms spiking like clockwork every October. In 2017, for instance, both ABC News in Los Angeles and FOX 29 Philly published reports warning parents of the scourge of Halloween pranksters handing out marijuana-laced candy, both of which got substantial pickup on social media.
Like all successful urban legends, the staying power of the myth lies in its inherent plausibility, says Radford. “There’s a reason why people believe them: because they could really happen, and that’s true in this case as well,” he says, pointing out that many THC edibles could be easily confused for candy.
It’s no coincidence that searches for Halloween THC candy really started picking up around 2012, the same year that cannabis was legalized for recreational use in both Washington and Colorado. As the marijuana law reform movement gains steam, one of the most frequent arguments leveled by detractors is the impact that. So in the context of increasingly widespread acceptance of marijuana use, it “makes sense” that this specific fear would take hold in the collective imagination, says Radford.
, gum, hard candies, and small toys pose a choking risk to very small children, and all candy should be inspected by parents for signs of tampering. But when it comes to the threat of Halloween pranksters actively dosing children dressed as Marshall fromwith edibles, the truth is that, as many of the commenters on the original Johnstown PD post
I won’t even share my edibles with my spouse.
askafolklorist
What is the length of the Emperor of China's nose? What do you think?
What? Is this something Repubs are saying? Not one adult I know would ever, ever do this!
Don't waste them!
I say this every time: please tell me which houses are doing this. I must know for research purposes.
Address of the house that provided it or it never happened.
No. They are expensive.
Who the hell spends that kind of money?
Who would give away their edibles This is so stupid.
I feel like this is some made up shit by Sun-Maid Raisins and we gotta stop falling for it. NO ONE WANTS YER RAISINS, SUN MAID!
I'm handing out THC toothbrushes.
To kids? No.
Nope. Are they giving out vodka shooters?
No, never. Who the hell thinks they are going to give out their very expensive edibles....so stupid.
No shut up about it.
This has really never been a thing. What are your editors even doing over there?
For the millionth time, nooooooo.
No, no they are not.
I hope so
I think that sounds incredibly expensive and very unfeasible.
Coool !
Perhaps its intentional propaganda like we've been seeing lately? I hope it ain't true. All it would do is ruin and set back all the long hard work to ease tensions and get it off the villain list 😧👎
No one will give away there edibles tho? Like god damn.
I wish
Rumor brought to you by the same people who brought you razor blades in apples... 🙄
Typical big pharma propaganda.
King-sized candy bars are cheaper to hand out than edibles.
People don’t give out full size candy bars! Who the hell is going to handout their special candy?!
No. They aren’t. But thinks if it tweets this BS enough times then maybe it will come true? Seriously. Edibles are EXPENSIVE. No one is doing this. No one.
Ain’t nobody giving they weed out for free come on 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Where?
Star1019Hawaii Lol maybe to the parents definitely not the kids
Bullshit
This would be the last thing that I would give out for Halloween candy to trick or treaters!
Yeah. Stoners are giving their expensive edibles to the kids. Not on this planet.
It never happens... I'd bet. Who the hell gives away their dope...c'mon... really
Samples
Nobody is giving away there weed.
Licie_US imagine 🥵
Im goin back to trick or treat now
I wish they were when I was a kid lol
Better than smarties
Expensive trick.
Literally never in the history of earth has this happened nor will it ever happen.
I can barely afford regular candies why the hell would anyone give out THC edibles
🤦♀️
No one is buying your kids edibles
In this economy?
NO. Dont forget to check for poison and razor blades . . .
Fake news
I need the addresses!
No. Stop perpetuating this.
Way too expensive for that nonsense
ain’t nobody giving edibles for free! you must be having a laugh! Every year this is what parents fear - really? Nobody is wasting their energy on this trust me.
I’m not wasting my money on children like that
Pls tell me where I’m sure there’s a bunch of adults like myself who’d be there in a second
Only to the cool kids 😎
They spensive!
LOL the notion of people wasting money like this. This is more ridiculous than the hysteria about people handing out candy with razor blades in it from back in the 80s.
It would be extremely expensive to do that. And why wasted them on kids
I think 💯 percent No. That shit isn’t cheap. People aren’t going to give it away. Also, pot heads aren’t about freaking people out w weed.
Lol
This is a dumb question. If they were given out last year, a ton of kids would have tested positive for THC in ERs. Is it happening this year? Who the f*ck knows? It’s not Halloween yet.
ain’t nobody gonna spend that kind of money on edibles just to give them to your shitty kids
it’s worse than drugs they are handing out CANDY CORN
Do you know how expensive they are?!?! Nobody’s giving those away.
That’s fucked up, razor blades in apples. Just wrong
Ain't nobody wasting their weed on some kids smhh
what do you mean 'what do I think?' you're supposed to tell me whether that's happening.
Who would spend money on edibles just to give them away Boomer parents article
I’ll be giving it out to me and my boyfriend so I can enjoy taking the kids trick or treating lmao 🥴👻
Umm no. That shit is wild expensive to be giving out for free. And that’s on period.
Who the fuck is that rich?
Seriously doubt it.
Tainted candy was never a thing -
Not to kids
No. Waste of money, but nice imagination
Nobody is giving away their fucking drugs for free
What streets in Knoxville doing this?
No
lmao no
Don’t know any potheads who would buy $10-25 candy ( a piece) to give it away
and how many adults will ask 'yeah, and, um, where is all this bad stuff happening--like what block, so we can, um, prevent it, yeah, prevent it....' waitwait
I’ll investigate the bags for further evidence.
Another quality thread/post/tweet from , smh .
No one likes your kid enough to give them edibles that they paid for
Addresses please. For science?
How common is it for someone to hand out a regular full sized candy bar? Pretty rare right, due the cost? Well a full size candy bar at best is several dollars less than the cheapest edible. No people are not handing them out.
This is the same old scare tactic bullshit & if it’s not.... whose house do we go to!? 🤪
No. They’re not. Stop spreading this nonsense.
Oh for F’s sake. Remember when people were putting fentanyl in the candy last year? Hey idiots. NO ONE GIVES THEIR DRUGS AWAY FOR FREE.
Do you know how much they cost?!?! Nobody is giving them away.
Nope too expensive, same old argument., 'The children'
No. Just like candy tampering. Just a Republican scare tactic.
Sounds like urban legend
I wish. That shit's expensive.
you have more chances of knocking on a pedophile's door on Halloween than you do someone handing out THC products to kids...
Stop making shit up RS.
What kind of supervillain spends hundreds of dollars to trick kids into eating weed candy?
Edibles, including vapes are expensive.. no one is trying to handout their THC to a few kids out of the lot that come on Halloween night 🙄
Based on the cost alone it is highly... unlikely. Idiots do shitty things from time to time, but even if I was the type of moron that would do this I wouldn't give some random person a 20 dollar piece of candy over and over as a joke.
What’s their address, I need to investigate....someone must have money to burn to hand out edibles
Lol, edibles are not cheap. Fake
I hope they do too expensive to buy
Hahaha, if people are complaining about the amount of money it costs to give out chocolate bars on Halloween, they won’t be handing out edibles. Smh.
Nah they are too expensive to just give out for free
I ask you, Rolling Stone. Who is paying for high quality weed candy to give it away for free?
Nope
If they are, please give them to me. They are expensive.
I wouldn't mind some
No! 🛑
No. Stop.
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