As election season gets underway, a spate of stories in corporate media and from medical associations warn of a collective wave of depression and despair hitting the United States, particularly surrounding politics. Much of it is manifested in lethargy, hopelessness, but sometimes even in misplaced anger. But never fear! Our betters are on hand to offer “solutions,” including some that are not focused on eliminating Donald Trump from the national scene. Nevertheless, there is reason for caution in considering their advice.
I first noticed the ads for the so-called “edibles,” or “gummies” while scrolling through social media. There are a number of companies now making them, and they have catchy names such as “Rose,” “Out of Office,” and “Soul.” The ads feature “happy” people, who are “microdosing” on the edibles that give them a “mellow buzz” without needing to get drunk. Almost all of the ads decline to state explicitly what these edibles consist of, but it doesn’t take much digging to find out that the “delicious” edibles are just cannabis in a gummy.
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