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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/11/argentinian-police-officers-dismissed-after-claiming-mice-ate-marijuana?CMP=twt_guEight police officers claimed mice ate the cannabis, but forensic experts explained that mice would not mistake the drug for food
Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires
Wed 11 Apr 2018 12.14 EDT
The cannabis had been in stored in a police warehouse for two years. But of the 6,000kg that had been registered, only 5,460kg were found. Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images
Eight Argentinian police officers have been dismissed after claiming that more than half a ton of marijuana which disappeared from a police warehouse had been eaten by mice.
The disappearance of the drugs was discovered during an inspection of a police warehouse for impounded drugs in the town of Pilar, 60km outside the capital city of Buenos Aires.
The cannabis had been in storage there for two years. But of the 6,000kg that had been registered, only 5,460kg were found.
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louis-t
(23,309 posts)if they had eaten a half ton of weed.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)The toxic dose of cannabis is basically non-existent because you cant consume enough of it to kill you faster than your body can process it.
Turbineguy
(37,392 posts)to come up with over a million stoned mice.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)You know, these could have been escaped mice from a chemical cancer testing lab, who were looking to use it for medicinal purposes.
yonder
(9,685 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Like, uh, I'm a concerned responsible law-abiding citizen and I'd like to, uh, do you guys a favor. If you have one of those drug-sniffing dogs, is there a way I can, uh, volunteer to take it for a walk today or tomorrow. I'll be happy to do that if you have one that, uh, knows how to find weed, I can, like, you know, come pick him up and take him for a walk for a little while. Does that work for you?
I mean it's crazy - you have this substance that can exacerbate paranoia and interfere with short term memory, so they make it illegal and (a) people end up wanting to hide it really well, and (b) forget where they put it.
It's just cruel.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)somewhere in here. The concept is just too delicious to pass up.
Coventina
(27,223 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)The more marijuana those happy little stoned mices ate, the hungrier they got, and therefore the more marijuana they wanted to eat. Everybody knows that a case of the munchies will not be ignored.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)Coventina
(27,223 posts)Also: Seth Rogen needs to make this his next animated feature!
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Who knows how much cocaine might be flying around in Florida?
The answer is blowing in the wind.