REEFER MADNESS - POT KILLS?

[HairOfTheDog]

^ That's 23-year-old Luke Goodman, 23, of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sadly, he's dead. RIP.

Goodman was on a two-week ski trip with his family and friends when he took a bus on Saturday to Silverthorne with his cousin Caleb Fowler, where the two purchased $78 worth of pot and edibles.

They then went back to their lodgings in Keystone and proceeded to get high. Fowler says his cousin started off by eating two peach tart candies at the same time - despite the fact that the suggested dosage is just one candy. Each candy contains 10mg of THC - the active ingredient in marijuana.


When Goodman didn't immediately feel the effects of the drug, he ate five more of the candies (like the ones pictured above). Several hours later, Goodman's behavior changed drastically and he became jittery, incoherent and started talking nonsensically.

Apparently unaware of his serious condition, his family later left the condo and Goodman refused to join. That's when he grabbed his handgun, which he traveled with for protection, and shot himself.

Luke's family say he was a charismatic and outgoing young man who never showed signs of depression or suicidal thoughts.

The Summit County Coroner says toxicology reports due back in a few weeks will shed more light on the edibles impact on Goodman's death.

Luke's mom says she blames the drug 100%. Though I've consumed more marijuana than I should have in one sitting in the past and never had any such reaction, it's possible to me that Luke had a different reaction to having 5x the TCH recommended in his system and it led to his erratic and fatal behavior.

Even if that's true, I don't blame the drug. It was clearly labeled -- he either didn't read the dosage recommendations or ignored them. I don't blame the gun either. I blame ignorance or negligence on Luke's part and hope others who buy marijuana edibles use more sense.