September 27, 2007

Munchies That Give You the Munchies

Feds Shut Down Marijuana Candy Factory In Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. — Drug Enforcement Administration agents have shut down a factory that produced marijuana-laced candy and other food products in Oakland, Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Pena said Thursday.

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The company distributes its candies to cannabis clubs throughout the Bay Area, Southern California, Seattle, Vancouver, and Amsterdam markets, Pena said.

Some of the marijuana-laced products seized include 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, according to DEA public information officer Casey McEnry.

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The DEA operation seized hundreds of the products, approximately 460 marijuana plants, one handgun, an unknown amount of U.S. currency, and a 2005 GMC truck.

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Product order forms seized from a cannabis club operating in Southern California show Tainted products were offered from $2.50 to $20.00 for each item, depending on the type and strength of marijuana product ordered, McEnry said. …

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Tainted Inc. began as a small operation that originally cooked marijuana leaves in butter and made chocolate truffles, McEnry said. …