Parents accused of child abuse for having medical marijuana operation in home

[PolishPotFarmer]

I'd venture to say growing hot peppers, which I do, like ghost peppers, would be much more dangerous to a child than MJ. Get that in your mouth, nose or eyes.

PolishPotFarmer Reviewed by PolishPotFarmer on 07-01-2010. Parents accused of child abuse for having medical marijuana operation in home DENVER - Two parents are facing charges of child abuse after investigators discovered a marijuana grow operation in their home where they lived with three children, ages 7, 9 and 11. The Denver District Attorney's Office says 29-year-old Joseph Daniel Lightfoot and 29-year-old Amber Brooke Wildenstein are each charged with one count of child abuse. Investigators say Lightfoot and Wildenstein have been operating the licensed marijuana grow operation in their home on South Williams Street Rating: 5

[Zedleppelin]

I'd venture to say growing hot peppers, which I do, like ghost peppers, would be much more dangerous to a child than MJ. Get that in your mouth, nose or eyes.

Not to mention there are plenty of houseplants that can be deadly if ingested. Hell, kids playing on grass is probably a health risk with all the fertilizers people use.

[donnadanko]

And if its grown bad how does it hurt a child? I would like just one example how a non lethal plant is bad for a kid.

I don't know of a "plant" that has hurt anyone but if the electrical isn't done properly that could be harmful. If the plants start growing mold, that would be an issue in my house with asthma.

I don't think a MMJ plant can really do much damage, I have never seen a case where the actual plant hurt anyone. Although..... I did get resin in my eye once and it hurt like hell. I'm only answering you because it seems your determined to get me on the opposing side, after I made that comment about the parents looking scary.

[copobo]

nobody lets their kids wander around in the grow room, do they?vI mean.... seriously? At this point in the summer - I shower and change my clothes before I enter the grow room for fear of dragging some unwanted tiny critters in there. let alone, having a kid (I mean mite mule in there.

the article said nothing of any other child abuse. they were looking for something to charge them with. If there was some other abuse, they would have charged them with that.

[HighPopalorum]

I don't know of a "plant" that has hurt anyone but if the electrical isn't done properly that could be harmful.

Last year a local patient burned to death here in Durango when his grow caught fire. That's pretty big news for this town, and it has come up again and again as the city and county wrestle with the land use issues surrounding commercial marijuana grows.

[middieman440]

but if they wer all having a block party with kegs of beer and drunk fools f'in around it all be just fine and dandy ....but if the cops smell something skunky uh ohh watch out,,.

[copobo]

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[Zedleppelin]

Last year a local patient burned to death here in Durango when his grow caught fire. That's pretty big news for this town, and it has come up again and again as the city and county wrestle with the land use issues surrounding commercial marijuana grows.

I'm actually surprised it doesnt happen more often. There are some estimates that there are over 100,000 growers in the state and I havent seen one report of a house fire from a grow in the entire Denver metro area. Thats whats next, its just a matter of time before there is one and the next day Romer will be introducing a bill to stop home grows.

[copobo]

you hear about fires started by cigarettes all the time. for some reason, they are still legal.

[Zedleppelin]

And coffee makers too. Coffee should only be allowed to be made in commercially zoned areas.

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