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What started as a simple warning of a new drug found in Hancock County quickly became a Facebook debate about the dangers of marijuana on Wednesday morning.
Shortly before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department posted an image of a new marijuana candy found on someone in the area.
“Parents be on the lookout,” the post begins. “They are gummy candy squares, but not your average fruit gummy snacks! These are THC gummies. You can see the letters THC on the piece of ‘candy’ that is sugar coated. If you come across these contact your local law enforcement office.”
Deputies said the gummies had recently been found in the county.
The post made waves, quickly attracting hundreds of likes, comments and shares. But many of the comments were critical of police for cracking down on the drug-infused candy.
“yea call local law enforcement and they hit you with possession,” one Facebook user said.
“This thing looks delicious no wonder they are warning us,” said another.
“Lol this is the problem with law enforcement. They have ACTUAL problems in the community but are posting about a tiny edible with 1930’s inspired “marijuana craze” propaganda,” another person remarked.
One person scanned the comments and offered up, “well this backfired.”
This caused the sheriff’s department to head back to Facebook around 10 a.m. to explain that the warning was to let parents and the community know what is happening around their children, and to be aware of how drugs are made to look as if it were something else.
“We understand some of your views on the legalization of marijuana, this is not the place to fight that. You must go higher up the chain than HCSD for that purpose,” the post says. “The fact is that in the state of Indiana, it is illegal. We will continue to fight the drug epidemic regardless of the drug.
“Please realize that our duty on our social media is to bring awareness to our/your community on issues going on here that affect all of us.”
Credit: www.indystar.com
