Reader: I thought whiskey’s serving size was the whole bottle and now I’m crazy intoxicated!

Our post about a new pot-edibles education campaign noted that the idea was inspired in part by the reaction to New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd's account of a bad edibles experience in Denver. Many of our readers were directly critical of Dowd for not following serving-size recommendations -- but...
By Michael Roberts
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Our post about a new pot-edibles education campaign noted that the idea was inspired in part by the reaction to New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd’s account of a bad edibles experience in Denver. Many of our readers were directly critical of Dowd for not following serving-size recommendations — but this one manages to make the same point in a subtler and funnier way.

See also: Maureen Dowd’s bad edibles experience helps inspire First Time 5 education campaign

Matt Leising writes:

I just drank this whole bottle of whiskey and I feel crazy intoxicated! Why don’t they put an appropriate serving amount on these things?!

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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