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OfflineYthanA
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Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing
    #18885396 - 09/24/13 03:18 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing
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Nicholas Colbert was only 19 years old when he died in his home in 2011, after smoking a synthetic marijuana substance called "Mr. Smiley."

Now Colbert's mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Colorado Springs convenience store that sold her son the drug, that is meant to halt the sale of synthetic drugs in stores.

"The suit is an effort to stop convenience stores, gas stations, and other retail outlets from selling deadly Spice and other synthetic drugs, which contain harmful, and often illegal, chemicals," the law firm told 9News.

Colbert allegedly bought "Spice" in a bottle labeled "Mr. Smiley" that contained chemicals that are illegal under Colorado law.

Like marijuana, synthetics are smoked, though unlike marijuana it comes in small packets usually labeled "not for human consumption" and has names like "Spice," "Black Mamba," "K2," "Fake Marijuana," "Sexy Monkey" and hundreds of others. Certain chemical compounds of the drug were banned in Colorado in 2011, but there are possibly hundreds more anonymous compounds that haven't been identified yet and thus, aren't illegal.

However, attorney David Woodruff of the Denver firm Hillyard, Wahlberg, Kudla, Sloane and Woodruff is arguing that employees at the Kwik Stop had sold the synthetic drug to Colbert several times after it was banned.

“With this lawsuit, Nick Colbert’s mother is mounting a courageous battle to prevent this type of disaster from happening to other children in Colorado and across the nation. And the first step is to stop retail stores from profiting from selling these dangerous drugs to kids,” the suit reads.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has been investigating the synthetic drugs for their role in a series of hospitalizations in the state.

In Georgia last year, the family of 16-year-old Chase Burnett filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the manufacturer of the drug after Burnett was found to have drowned in the tub next to an open packet of “Mojo Diamond Extreme 100X Potpourri.” In April 12 people were indicted in an alleged synthetic marijuana distribution ring that may have been linked to Burnett's death along with two others in the Georgia area.



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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: Ythan] * 3
    #18885480 - 09/24/13 03:42 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Pure example why weed should be legal. You force people to turn to alternatives which in turn, turn out to be far more dangerous/harmful.

GOOD JOB FEDS, PROTECTING THE AMERICAN NATION AND ITS YOUTH. :facepalm:


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: Uzziel] * 1
    #18885535 - 09/24/13 03:54 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

The American way lives on!


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: Sell Your Soul] * 2
    #18885751 - 09/24/13 04:41 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

She should be suing the Federal Government for prohibiting her son from smoking marijuana legally.


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: Mush4Brains] * 1
    #18887077 - 09/24/13 10:34 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

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She should be suing the Federal Government for prohibiting her son from smoking marijuana legally.




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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: JamesSpawned] * 1
    #18887129 - 09/24/13 10:42 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

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“With this lawsuit, Nick Colbert’s mother is mounting a courageous battle to prevent this type of disaster from happening to other children in Colorado and across the nation. And the first step is to stop retail stores from profiting from selling these dangerous drugs to kids,” the suit reads.




Hey, her kid's dead.  She might as well have a legal tantrum and try to create new laws that will get lots of people locked up.  This isn't about whether or not cannabis should be legal and synthetics should be banned.  She wants justice for little Nicky.  If a bunch of people go to jail for distibuting chemicals that no one is forced to take, that's ok with her.  Remember, little Nicky was super special.

Also, BTW, do you notice it reads "selling these dangerous drugs to kids"?  Little Nicky was 19 and no longer a "kid."  But, they will harp on that to get people on board... after all, who would support selling drugs to kids?  Too bad that isn't the case here.


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: dokunai]
    #18887184 - 09/24/13 10:51 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

They should't get his name out there imo.  Attracts to much emotion into a legal case where he is to blame for his own death.  Dont know though


Edited by Jesus Cristo (09/24/13 10:52 PM)


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: Jesus Cristo]
    #18887341 - 09/24/13 11:33 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

It's sad but the blame needs to be placed where it belongs with the kid, and to a lesser extent  the government. He primarily at fault because he  smoked something that he had no idea what was, what the dosage was, where it came from and probably didn't do an allergy test, this isn't smart. Taking  unidentified substances with unidentified dosages unfortunately is really stupid and can often times result in death. The government is partially to be blame because by banning access to legal marijuana they contributed to him seeking out an alternative, but they didnt put a gun to his head and make him smoke synthetic marijuana that choice ultimately was his.


Edited by Icepic (09/24/13 11:45 PM)


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: Icepic]
    #18887857 - 09/25/13 04:41 AM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Reactive instead of proactive


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: dark3st]
    #18887939 - 09/25/13 05:51 AM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Why not place some of the blame on the mother who is lashing out at others because she was not responsible enough to notice her child using something that they should not have? I feel she is trying to find someone to blame rather than herself.

Still I can't imagine losing a child I had become attached to for over 19 years and the pain that comes with it. It is only natural to shift the blame subconsciously as a defense mechanism. It really is an unfortunate and sad situation.


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: tacodude]
    #18888084 - 09/25/13 07:27 AM (10 years, 4 months ago)

What exactly did he die from?


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: lowbrow]
    #18888200 - 09/25/13 08:09 AM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Weed is now legal there so the impact she is trying to generate is pretty much null and void since I doubt many 19 year olds are seeking spice anymore. It's also hard to blame one particular party it seems like many are at fault here and if anything the "kid" was 19. Sad to lose a son, but don't go around making everyone else pay.


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: alexc]
    #18889502 - 09/25/13 02:04 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Maybe instead of trying to ban shit as soon as someone dies, we try to get the substances packaged and marketed properly and increase awareness and education about them wherever theyre sold.  At least including some pamphlets with information on them at time of purchase, or limiting their sale to specialized drug stores where the employees are trained to know their shit and can offer professional help.


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: Jesus Cristo]
    #18889806 - 09/25/13 03:24 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Man that mother is dumb as shit, she has no chance of achieving anything whatsoever. She can't even grasp the real reason why her son is dead.


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: mellowparty]
    #18890273 - 09/25/13 05:02 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

OMG :eek:  no more COlbert Report? :evildog:


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: travelleler]
    #18890344 - 09/25/13 05:17 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)



I've been waiting all day for that!


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: JamesSpawned]
    #18890768 - 09/25/13 07:02 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

mr. Smiley, huh.
I've smoked that shit before. Its the cheapest spice at my smoke shop.
i only smoked it once and it was the worst drug experience of my life


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: OrgasmicBanana]
    #18894042 - 09/26/13 01:32 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Spike max had me so messed up and nauseaus I couldn't move my head because it felt like a rapid gravitron ride, it is dangerous stuff I agree it should be sold with a warning label with dosage amounts and possible interactions with medications. You can't just ban everything, that's kimd of like sweeping something under the rug and just forgetiing about it. Banning it won't stop the drug deaths, we need real solutions not locking people up which has been shown not to work.


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: crimsonking91]
    #18894411 - 09/26/13 02:52 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

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Spike max had me so messed up and nauseaus I couldn't move my head because it felt like a rapid gravitron ride, it is dangerous stuff I agree it should be sold with a warning label with dosage amounts and possible interactions with medications. You can't just ban everything, that's kimd of like sweeping something under the rug and just forgetiing about it. Banning it won't stop the drug deaths, we need real solutions not locking people up which has been shown not to work.[/quote
Sadly we rather react irrationality then actually solve problems unlike new Zealand has.


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Re: Nicholas Colbert Died After Smoking Synthetic Marijuana, Now His Mother Is Suing [Re: dark3st]
    #18898283 - 09/27/13 11:33 AM (10 years, 4 months ago)

I'm always dubious of this stuff. How did he die? Most cannabinoid agonists, while inducing respiratory depression or hypotension to some degree, should be almost wholly benign to a healthy teenager. I'm always curious of the purity of the substances used to make these blends.

I knew a wholesale producer and they were only concerned with whether the chemical was the right one, but not the purity. Often test results came in at 85% or less but that was good enough for the spice. I've read about some nasty kidney and liver damage/side effects from chemical byproducts/precursors used to create synthetics.

Just reminds me of when cadmium was in some RC's a while back and a bunch of people permanently fucked up their bodies.


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