Free drug tests hit town on 420 eve
Nothing ruins a good party like a thorough drug testing.
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Parents wishing to throw water on Friday’s 420 festivities may wish to seek out the offices of Rural/Metro ambulance services in Roswell.
Rural/Metro, along with anti-drug website notMYkid.org and drug testing company First Check, is handing out testing kits today at 250 Hembree Park Drive in Roswell. The First Check kits test for 12 drugs (seven illicit and five prescription), not just marijuana.
In my hood, 420 means a delicious ale crafted locally by the beer mages at Sweetwater Brewing. But, as any Phish fan will tell you, 420, aka April 20 (and/or 4:20 p.m.) has long been not-so secret code for smoking marijuana.
April 20 has more recently become the day NORML and other organizations have publicized their push to decriminalize marijuana use in the U.S.
A press release advertising the event, which ends at 5 p.m. Thursday (but will resume Friday at 7 a.m. if 650 drug tests don’t go up in smoke), says “notMYkid has found utilizing a drug test in the home helps kids avoid peer pressure situations by empowering them to say, ‘I can’t, my parents might drug test me.’”
That may be true, but I like to think I’d be able to tell if my kid was smoking weed without a kit. Tell-tale signs — an appreciation of better music, the presence of tie-dyed clothing, peace signs or dancing bears — is Gratefully, a Dead giveaway.
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43 comments Add your comment
Bravesfan79
April 19th, 2012
12:21 pm
And Mr Mathis arent you black… what do you know about dancing bears!? lol i like the article tho.
Wiz Quiz
April 19th, 2012
12:26 pm
Remember kids:
D.A.R.E.
Drugs Are Really Excellent
Jerry Garcia
April 19th, 2012
12:28 pm
See all you Deadheads tonight at the 2nd annual Grateful Dead Meet-up at the Movies tonight for a screening of the great 7/18/89 concert from Alpine Valley, Wisconsin. Bring your phatties!
Nina
April 19th, 2012
12:29 pm
Love this!
Concerned
April 19th, 2012
12:43 pm
Well, since almost every comment on here has been an attempt at humor and almost none in opposition of marijuana usage, I will throw my comment in that I firmly support the continuation of marijuana being deemed an illegal drug. Being around teens/young adults who use marijuana it is evident in their actions/behaviors that they are users. It does impact their relationships, education, and their lives. Say what you want, but if you try to shoot me down, remember, I’m not the one with my head in the clouds. Reality is commonplace with me.
Big Pharma
April 19th, 2012
12:51 pm
Concerned you are so right. Kinda like cigarettes, alcohol, saturated fat, smog, prescription drugs and several other “legal” substances already do? Thanks for “keeping it real.”
RoadDawg
April 19th, 2012
12:52 pm
@Concerned – I’ve personally smoked pot from age 16 to current (I’m 30). I graduated from UGA w/ honors, I have a job paying me six figures, I never moved on to ‘real’ drugs, and I drink quite a bit less alcohol than my non-smoker friends.
“Reality is commonplace” w/ me too, and in MY reality, the prohibition of marijuana is nothing more than a vestige of the racial past of our country, and a way to keep gov’t workers and prison guards employed. Go watch ‘Reefer Madness’ and barricade yourself inside your house where you feel safe, you judgmental, Puritanical @$$hat.
EW
April 19th, 2012
12:52 pm
^^^^^ BUZZKILL ALERT
urban redneck
April 19th, 2012
1:00 pm
i never thought i’d see a bunch of 12 year olds rushing to find clean urine…………
pills are the worst drug for this generation. easy access until parents figure out to lock the medicine cabinet.
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
April 19th, 2012
1:04 pm
Damn! Big Pharma and RoadDawg just went in on Concerned! I mean those two just lit Concerned up! Best part about what they said…its all true. Happy 420 Everyone!