Pot activist gives grandson marijuana then kills herself

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On the evening of Dec. 4, Erin Marcove made cookies for her 3-year-old grandson, a scene that is played out often around the Holidays, except for the fact that Marcove made the cookies with her favorite ingredient…Marijuana.

Marcove told police that she gave the boy the cookies which she made with “cannabis butter” around 10:30 p.m. The next day, she could not wake him.

The grandmother told investigators that when she awoke at noon, her grandson “was still sleeping, which was odd and she couldn't get him to wake him up”

Hours later, Marcove placed the toddler in a cold shower, after he remained unresponsive. She then called the boy’s mother, but refused to call an ambulance for the child.

Once the boy’s mother arrived, she called 911 and he was rushed to the hospital. He required treatment in an intensive care unit, and tested positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.

Court records state: "Mrs. Marcove said she didn't call for the paramedics or take (the boy) to the hospital herself, because she doesn't have his Medicaid card."

According to an arrest affidavit, police found a green jar of "suspected cannabis butter" in the refrigerator.

When asked by police about the remaining cookies, "Mrs. Marcove said all the cookies were gone."

While still under investigation for the incident, Marcove committed suicide on Dec. 12.

Marcove was well known amongst marijuana activists and was a self-described “Cannabis Medical Therapist Consultant.” She ran a business known as Cannabis Medical Therapeutics. Her website claimed that she used marijuana for most of her life for a variety of reasons.

Marcove frequently wrote about the benefits of marijuana use and the need to educate others on the subject.

She wrote on Westword.com: "There is so much information on cannabis; we all need the right education that guides the public in the truth of cannabis. Embrace cannabis as medicine. Compassionate medicine, Compassionate dispensaries!"

Marcove was 44-years-old.

 

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