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FBI bust marijuana-laced munchies operation

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Among the products seized were marijuana-laced chocolate candy bars in multiple flavors, cookies, ice cream, peanut butter, jelly, BBQ sauce, chocolate syrup, flavored energy drinks, granola bars, moon pies, brownies, chocolate covered pretzels, and "rice krispy" treats.

Federal agents have seized hundreds of marijuana-laced candies, approximately 460 marijuana plants, one handgun, an unknown amount of money in a series of raids in the East Bay, authorities announced Thursday.

Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Pena said multiple federal search and arrest warrants had been served in an investigation of Tainted Inc., an Oakland-based company that makes pot-laced candies sold in cannabis clubs in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver and Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

"Tainting candy and other products with marijuana is not sweet, it is criminal," Pena said. "These items could have harmful effects on a user, especially the unsuspecting ones. Manufacturing, distributing, and possessing marijuana-laced products is in clear violation of federal law."

Pena said the investigation began about two years ago and led to Wednesday's searches of Tainted Inc.'s factory, marijuana growing facility, the El Sobrante home of owner Michael Martin, the residence of several other Tainted employees and cars identified as being used in Tainted's operations.

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Added: Sep-28-2007 
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  • Damn ! looks like the FBI are gonna be having some nice coffee breaks in the weeks to come.

    Posted Sep-28-2007 By 
    wellpissedliveleak (106.48)  
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  • The energy drink, now thats a fucking weird one, weed that gives u energy? must be cocaine based.

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  • hatchet_2_lette: "
    Northax: "Our government spends millions of dollars to take down marajuana dealers and smokers, yet they let cigarettes become totally legal that kill tens of thousands of people each year? That's one for the Darwin Awards, if I ever saw one. "
    Cigarettes don't impair your judgment."
    Cigaretts kill 1000s pot kills 0

    Posted Sep-28-2007 By 
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  • why is the clothing on display?!?!?!!??! yeah, way to protect our health by seizing caps and t-shirts you fucking monkeys...

    Posted Sep-28-2007 By 
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  • I've had marijuana laced products like that before. Don't even taste that good, IMO. Tastes basically like a plant was rubbed into it.

    Posted Sep-28-2007 By 
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  • mydnytmover: "
    hatchet_2_lette: "
    Northax: "Our government spends millions of dollars to take down marajuana dealers and smokers, yet they let cigarettes become totally legal that kill tens of thousands of people each year? That's one for the Darwin Awards, if I ever saw one. "
    Cigarettes don't impair your judgment."
    Cigaretts kill 1000s pot kills 0"
    I know that, you misunderstood me. I was saying cigarettes are not outlawed because they don't impair judgment..at More..

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  • Our government spends millions of dollars to take down marajuana dealers and smokers, yet they let cigarettes become totally legal that kill tens of thousands of people each year? That's one for the Darwin Awards, if I ever saw one.

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  • awwwww damn they found the stash those basturds LOL

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  • I say REVOLT!
    The "Drug War" is over...

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  • did this happen again or is this archival news?
    i have seen something similar in past news (oregon or nor cal)

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  • lasrever: "I've had marijuana laced products like that before. Don't even taste that good, IMO. Tastes basically like a plant was rubbed into it."


    i don't think people are eating it for the flavor. lol

    Posted Sep-28-2007 By 
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  • those look tasty

    Posted Sep-29-2007 By 
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  • with all the harsher drugs out their like meth. I would seem they only focus in weed.heck even alcohal does more damage than weed. whatever!?!?!?

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  • Northax: "Our government spends millions of dollars to take down marajuana dealers and smokers, yet they let cigarettes become totally legal that kill tens of thousands of people each year? That's one for the Darwin Awards, if I ever saw one. "
    it's the same way with alcohol... how many deaths do you see cuased from weed compared to alcohol? hardly any. there are some but the number of those pale in comparison to the number of drunk driver fatalities. all we gotta do since the goverme More..

    Posted Sep-29-2007 By 
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