At a convenience store at the Bowles Ave. exit in Fenton (the one by Krispy Kreme; I forget the name) this Friday I saw a … unique … snack for sale. It was a brownie, and the packaging said “Relaxation in a Snack” (or words to similar effect). On the packaging was a cartoonish representation of a figure who was obviously high on MJ.
Since I highly doubt that Missouri allows convenience stores to sell pot brownies over the counter, I’m wondering if this is some form of fake pot, or just a regular snack with suggestive packaging (perhaps with some sort of legal depressant in it such as diphenhydramine). I’m dubious about it being a fake-pot brownie on the points that; a) One would, presumably, have to go to a head shop to score such a thing, and b) Missouri, not a state known for its progressive attitudes toward recreational drugs, would have jumped all over fake pot being sold as brownies in a convenience store.
Egad, that’s unnerving. Melatonin and Valerian are both mild-at-best if they have any effect.
I’ve seen fake pot (JWH-098 or something similar) being sold in gas stations before. Cooking it into a brownie doesn’t seem too implausible, but if that’s the case here…they’re not going to be on the market too long. Might be long enough to score a few bucks, though.
Edit: looking more into it, it sounds like melatonin is the only active component and it’s a sizeable dose. I’ve rarely heard anybody describe melatonin use as particularly pleasurable or no par with a recreational drug like pot. Seems like an odd choice. It also seems odd that they bother adding valerian, since it smells and tastes horrible and probably isn’t making a meaningful impact.
I go by there fairly often. It’s a Quik Trip, if it’s the one I’m thinking about, between the Krispy Kreme and the MacDonald’s. Now I want to see what those look like next time…
Dude #1 - Man, how we gonna sell our brownies. There’s a lot of competition out there.
Dude #2 - I got it! Stoners love munchie snacks like brownies. Let’s put a stoner picture on our brownies, toss in some minute harmless ingredient that very mildly promotes mellowness, and sell them at Stoner heaven; AKA convenience stores.
Dude #1 - Any convenience stores?
Dude #2 - No, we need to sell it in an area where whiskey tango converges with yuppie kitsch. I suggest Fenton, MO
Dude #1 - Brilliant! Roll a fat boy and let’s celebrate.
In other words - It’s most likely benign in mood altering chemicals but it has value as a marketing gimmick.
Apparently, “downer” foods and drinks are all the rage now. They’ve been selling “sleepytime” teas and tinctures in health food stored for a long time, but I’m guessing, as some sort of backlash against energy drinks, people have decide to market relaxing snacks. For example:
Mary Jane’s Relaxing Cola. That’s just too funny. More so because it contains Kava Kava.
I’ve seen lazy cakes in convience stores around Jackson TN, and an “anti-energy drink” here in Martin, TN.
Also, recenty a substance called “bath salts” described as synthetic cocain has just been all over the news, and quickly getting banned. I think any chemicals that can be sold as knock-off drugs, yet legal, have an market just ready and waiting.
I take a combination of melatonin and valerian regularly. It definitely, for me, produces a euphoric effect that kicks in shortly before I fall asleep. It doesn’t last long, though I guess it could be prolonged by deliberately fighting it, but I don’t do that. As a sleep aid it is extremely effective for me and the feeling is very relaxing and calming. But I don’t consider it useful in any context where you don’t mind falling asleep (and then staying asleep for 8 hours.)
