What about marijuana edibles? Maybe someone buys a bag of illegal street weed and decides to make some kind of edible.
What about a miniscule amount being smoked not burning? What about some flake of fentanyl on a rolling paper you lick or your fingers?
It just takes a tiny amount to kill. Why feel so sure it can't happen? Better to caution people. I don't know why several people on this thread keep insisting it won't harm you if you smoke it. There must be some documented cases, so I wouldn't be so confident it's absolutely safe in every single instance. That's MOO.
I don't recall insisting it wasn't harmful if smoked, just that there isn't one documented case of fentanyl laced marijuana, the dea has never issued a warning, nor documented a case, per my link. Reading the link further it states...
Vape pen temperatures are too low
What about vape pens? Most commonly available vape pens don’t reach temperatures over 450 degrees Fahrenheit. This is because higher temperatures will destroy the substances they are intended to be used with including marijuana. Vape pens would have to reach temperatures closer to 900 degrees Fahrenheit to vaporize fentanyl. Even if the marijuana is contaminated or mixed with fentanyl, the fentanyl would be destroyed before it’s absorbed.
Liver breaks down edibles
Could fentanyl impact a person if it’s baked into a brownie or put in some other kind of edible? The answer is that the risk is very low because fentanyl is broken down by the liver, with little chance of reaching the brain.
No profits to be made
According to Leafly[1], a site devoted to the sale of marijuana products, it doesn’t make sense to add fentanyl to marijuana from a cost standpoint. They offer this example: “…a weed dealer would have to spend $40 on a fentanyl patch, successfully extract the drug from the patch, and then “lace” a $30 gram of their best weed to live up to these fantasies. In a best-case economic scenario, the dealer is losing $10 on every sale.”
Police and media mistakes
Some police and media outlets have claimed fentanyl-laced marijuana, but lab tests show these claims were errors. Unfortunately, the corrections don’t make headlines like the initial claims.
No DEA alerts
The government has drug testing and monitoring systems in place to track the makeup of illegal substances. Any significant spike in cases involving this combination would likely be detected and reported immediately. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has recently issued alerts[2] about fentanyl-laced fake pills like Percocet and Vicodin for pain relief, Adderall to treat ADHD and Xanax to address anxiety. They have also warned about fentanyl laced with Xylazine which is used to sedate animals. They have not issued alerts about marijuana.
Further, there are about 55 million[3] people in the U.S. who use marijuana. We would see overdose rates far higher than they are today if fentanyl was in the marijuana supply.
It’s more important than ever to think about where we get our information. Sometimes, news stories want to grab our attention by making things sound scarier than they really are. When it comes to the idea of marijuana mixed with fentanyl, trust information from reliable sources, like scientists and health experts. By looking at the facts, we can make better decisions about our health and not get caught up in unnecessary worry"
Now this article is just an expert in the field, who provided their resources so that's not to say it is the absolute truth. Anything is possible! I would definitely think touching marijuana with fentanyl dust on the bag or inside could definitely cause at the very least a reaction. I will agree it's likely they consumed it unknowingly, but more likey, the cocaine was cut with it or it was in pill they through was Xanax. Xanax is used by casual users for "coming down" because the cravings are described as insatiable. The DEA has released warnings about fentanyl disguised as Xanax or pain pills, they've also issued warnings about fentanyl being using to cut things like cocaine. There are addicts that use fentanyl every day, they use it because they can't find heroin. It's terrible. Many of them live on the street and beg or worse to feed their fentanyl addiction. I have loved ones I've lost over this addiction. I would never intend to imply anything is impossible nor suggest fentanyl addiction and over dose isn't anything to worry about.
