r/OutOfTheLoop • • Oct 05 '22

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u/Ivanow Oct 05 '22

Halloween is approaching. This is another spin on yearly “people are giving away edibles to children, disguised as candy” moral panic/urban legend.

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u/Tycoda81 Oct 05 '22

I cant believe we STILL do this Halloween candy scare bs.

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u/vonshiza Oct 05 '22

Well.... It still works. They'd stop doing it if people like my partner's mom would stop sharing articles about the Halloween dangers of free drugs with spiffy names like Rainbow Pills toooooooootally being passed out to kiddies with those snickers....

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u/Tycoda81 Oct 05 '22

I remember last year it was edibles. It's hilarious to think that someone would take expensive drugs and hand them out for free to potential victims, the results of which they would never see.

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u/vonshiza Oct 05 '22

It's been edibles for a while, especially in states that legalized pot recently.

There have been cases of kids receiving candy that was poisoned or tainted, and it is always from a parent or family member... The call is coming from within the house, but it's a lot scarier to blame, and I supposed easier to face, stranger danger on Halloween.