Jody Brimacombe: Posted 12 hours ago: Fresh Daily
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A young hockey player in Canada got more than he bargained for after winning a chocolate basket that contained cannabis.
The eight-year-old boy — a player at Dawson Creek Minor Hockey in British Columbia — was participating in a weekend tournament when the incident occurred.
Speaking with CTV News, the boy's grandfather Keith Redl said, "each team is usually responsible for putting a gift basket or prize package together with a minimum value of $50."
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Redl's grandson used his $10 worth of raffle tickets to bid on a basket valued at $200 and filled with various kinds of chocolate, unaware that the sweets actually contained cannabis.
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As you might expect, Redl — a retired police officer — wasn't pleased. He told media, "There is no place for drugs at a child's hockey tournament." It seems that other Canadians would agree. However, some argued that it wasn't fair to blame the Dawson Creek Minor Hockey Association.
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Dawson Creek Minor Hockey Association said in a statement to CTV News that the prize was clearly marked as for adults. "The raffle winner was told the basket contained cannabis products and was given the option of not accepting the prize," the statement said, referring to Redl’s adult son, who picked up the basket. "The winner chose to take the prize, their identification was checked to ensure they were of legal age (19+), and the donor then delivered the basket to the winners."
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I suppose that there is not a heck of a lot to do up in Dawson Creek, event wise (I do not smoke anything or related), but even so, as the hockey association event was family-friendly, this prize demonstrated a lack of creativity. It would have been good to have a prize (s) for adults and their children.
Perhaps a trip to Disneyland Park would be too expensive and a trip to Prince George not that interesting (been there).
A prize (s) Vancouver Canucks related might have been a good idea...
