HALLOWEED: THE CANDY CURSE THAT NEVER WAS 🍬💨

HALLOWEED: THE CANDY CURSE THAT NEVER WAS 🍬💨

PRESENTED BY ‪@nuggnotes ‬

Every October, the real monster isn’t in the candy bag—it’s in the headlines. For 40+ years, fear has sold faster than facts.

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🧠 What You’ll Learn:

• Why there’s never been a verified U.S. case of strangers giving kids THC candy

• How “Halloween sadism” myths began in the 1950s & spread through the media

• The true crime stories (not stoners) that birthed the panic

• How 2014’s legalization in Colorado reignited the “weed candy” scare

• The real data behind edible poisonings—1,375% spike in toddler ER visits (2017–2021)

• How counterfeit packaging sparked lawsuits & FTC crackdowns

• Why fear & clickbait keep the myth alive every Halloween

• What the real risks actually are (hint: they’re at home, not the doorstep)

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🎃 Fear sells, facts don’t. The only thing haunting Halloween is bad journalism.

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