Mother charged with murder after child dies from ingesting delta-8 THC gummies

[Captain Red Eye]

She deserves no sympathy.

It does look like she could be an inattentive or even a "bad mother". She lost a child though, for that reason I think she deserves some sympathy.

I'm glad the murder charge was changed too.

Also, if the number of gummies the kid ate was in excess of what some prohibition law "allowed" her to have, she may have lied to Police out of fear of punishment. She may not have realized her child was in grave danger or was going to die and reflexively lied, then felt she needed to stick with it out of fear of police and any drug law repercussions.

If that's the case, it's another example of how prohibition or the echos of prohibition skews things.

 

[xtsho]

Really?
Your explanation is:-

There are people that have experienced anaphylaxis from cannabis and cannabis products. That's a life threatening situation. Some people can be extremely allergic to cannabis just like some people are extremely allergic to shellfish, peanuts, etc...

I have a slight reaction when trimming plants. I start itching all over which is one of the reasons I hate trimming weed.

And you can definitely overdose on THC especially when ingested. Take 1/2 oz of concentrates, make some brownies, eat them all. Tell us what happens.

"Cannabis allergy can cause symptoms similar to those of seasonal allergies, such as coughing, a runny nose, and itchy eyes. Skin reactions are also possible. In severe cases, a person may experience anaphylaxis, which is a medical emergency."

 

[53grayeyes]

Ok, xtsho, you have asserted that a THC dose could be 'dangerous'. What is your authority for that conclusion or are you just making stuff up to pass the time?

 

[xtsho]

Ok, xtsho, you have asserted that a THC dose could be 'dangerous'. What is your authority for that conclusion or are you just making stuff up to pass the time?

My authority is facts. Reading studies conducted by individuals with PhD's. Articles from medical organizations. Actual real world cases that have been reported and documented. I'm not going to bother listing dozens of links to legitimate sites that support what I've stated based on SCIENCE. It's not worth my time.

What is your authority? Some stoners on the internet saying that cannabis can do no harm?

Marijuana Cannabis Allergy

The AAAAI offers information on marijuana cannabis allergy written and reviewed by experts on allergies.

www.aaaai.org

 

[53grayeyes]

My authority is facts. Reading studies conducted by individuals with PhD's. Articles from medical organizations. Actual real world cases that have been reported and documented. I'm not going to bother listing dozens of links to legitimate sites that support what I've stated based on SCIENCE. It's not worth my time.

What is your authority? Some stoners on the internet saying that cannabis can do no harm?

Marijuana Cannabis Allergy

The AAAAI offers information on marijuana cannabis allergy written and reviewed by experts on allergies.

www.aaaai.org

"Not worth my time". I think you said it all.
NIH: Epub 2022 Aug 10 "Risk of death due to cannabis toxicity is negligible."

 

[xtsho]

"Not worth my time". I think you said it all.
NIH: Epub 2022 Aug 10 "Risk of death due to cannabis toxicity is negligible."

Why do so many lack the critical thinking skills that would allow them to admit that THC can cause serious life threatening effects to some people? Instead your first instinct is to get defensive over a factual statement made by someone else. I could care less what your opinion is or what you think. I stated facts. Why do you have a problem with that?

Negligible doesn't mean much to the people that it effects and can have a severe reaction and can potentially die.

200 people die in the US each year due to allergic reactions. For the families involved it's not negligible.

It's like I'm interacting with children.

 

[Captain Red Eye]

I wonder if the mother would have been charged with anything, if she had lots of money and a fancy house, with a liquor cabinet her kid had somehow managed to get into and died from overdosing on alcohol?

I bet the media would have portrayed it as "a tragic accident" and maybe the prosecutor never would have indicted her. I doubt she would have been charged with murder to get her to plea to "only 10 years".

Yet alcohol is a toxin, technically a poison and has killed lots of people.

This entire prosecution smells like it has overtones of "marijuana is bad and marijuana users are bad people...fuckin' druggie, she deserves to be punished ".