Kara DioGuardi’s Experience with Edibles

Kara DioGuardi on Pot Brownies

Thursday, 26 May 2011 21:01

Former American Idol judge and songwriter Kara DioGuardi claims she “almost died” after accidentally eating pot brownies at Paula Abdul’s house several years ago. “She went away and let me stay at her place,” DioGuardi told George Lopez on Wednesday night. “The maid found some brownies. She took them out of the freezer and left them in the refrigerator. There were these little nuggets. Six hours later I was like, [slowly] ‘Hey, what’s going on? Oh yeah.’ I fell out of bed on the floor. I stumbled downstairs. I was like: ‘Brain tumor!’ The ambulance comes and this guy goes, ‘Bitch is high as a kite.’ (cue to 4:20) “I don’t even smoke pot,” DioGuardi continued. “Three days in bed. The maid had one. She went to the hospital. I had six. I almost died. I was hallucinating. I was on IV. I stumbled out like a junkie. But when they went down, I was like, ‘Damn, these things are good. I gotta get more of those…'” This reminds us of the cop who ate pot brownies and called 911 because he thought he’d overdosed. “I think we’re dying,” Officer Edward Sanchez insisted. Last year DioGaurdi left Idol to to be the head judge on Platinum Hit on Bravo (Mondays at 10 pm EST).

Poll: 85% of Grandparents Favor Legalization of Marijuana

Grandparents, those members of society who’ve had the most time to accumulate knowledge, experience and wisdom, overwhelmingly favor the legalization of marijuana, according to a new poll.

GRAND Magazine, which calls itself “the only magazine for today’s grandparents,” on Thursday released the results from a poll question which appeared in their March/April issue: Is it time to legalize marijuana? A whopping 85 percent responded that yes, pot should be legalized.

Even readers who don’t use cannabis themselves argued that it is hypocritical to outlaw pot when cigarettes, alcohol and fatty foods are legal, but account for so many health issues and deaths.

They pointed out that cannabis is used to treat symptoms such as pain and nausea, and that in some states it is legal for dispensaries to sell medical marijuana.

Additionally, respondents indicated that the billions of tax dollars that are spent in the United States on policing and courts related to marijuana enforcement could be better spent on schools or infrastructure.

Grandparents who are part of the Baby Boomer generation (born from 1946 to 1964, according to the U.S. Census Bureau) have a unique perspective on marijuana, having come of age during a time when cannabis use became mainstream. Twenty-first century grandparents are a group with a significant influence on the country’s youth, as they are the primary caregivers for more than six million children, according to the Census Bureau.

In fact, about 75 percent of all non-parental care of children is provided by a grandparent, representing a large shift in family dynamics. Now it seems that as they guide and influence new generations, older people view marijuana as a harmless indulgence rather than the gateway to a lifetime of drug addiction.

“I am a grandparent strongly in favor of decriminalization,” commented D.W. of Guysville, Ohio. “I would much rather my grandkids smoke pot than use cigarettes or alcohol. I expect I will need cannabis for my health soon and don’t want (it) to be illegal. The whole charade needs to stop; we are blowing far too much money on the drug war and have no positive results to show for it. The whole approach is counterproductive.”

To visit the page in GRAND Magazine’s March/April online edition with the reader poll that asks, “Is it time to legalize marijuana?” click here.

Pot Brownies shut down Prom!

 

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Marijuana brownies put a premature end to the junior prom at one Massachusetts high school. The dance for students of North Andover High School was shut down early Friday night after four students were hospitalized because they ate the pot-laced brownies before attending the prom, according to CBS station WBZ. As many as eleven students consumed the baked goods at the school before going to the prom itself. The brownies were handed out by another student, reports the North Andover Patch newspaper. “In the course of the investigation, it was determined that 19 brownies had apparently been distributed by a student earlier in the day before arriving for the evening at the high school,” North Andover Superintendent Chris Hottel said. The prom was held at the Atkinson Country Club in southern New Hampshire. All four of the students that went to the hospital were sent home. While they’re doing fine, the school said they will face disciplinary action, WBZ reported. North Andover police are investigating, too.

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