Weed in the Water

More extensive testing during the weekend proved the town water in Hugo, Colorado does not contain any THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, as was reported by public officials last week. A shed covering a town wellhead was broken into, but the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department has not been able to determine when the break-in occurred and does not know who did it. Hugo residents were warned going into the weekend not to drink the town’s water because some tests showed the presence of THC in the water. Officials say those results were false positives. The warning was lifted on Saturday with a situation update that was posted on the sheriff’s Facebook page. Hugo, a town of 730, is located 110 miles southeast of Denver on the state’s Eastern Plains. Test kits that reported false positives are being returned to the manufacturer to determine why they were defective. “There never was THC in our water supply, “sheriff’s department Capt. Michael Yowell said. “We did get multiple tests showing the possibility of THC, but independent tests taken by different people at different times and places showed no evidence of THC.” Which is a shame, really, because weed would be a good addition to water. And it would be a good way to ramp up sales of food and reggae music.