Other Victims – Weeds of Wrath

Jesse James Bullard (2018 – 2020)

Isaac Bullard was arrested for the death of his son, who was about to celebrate his second birthday. He pled guilty to driving under the influence of drugs, vehicular homicide, child abuse, and careless driving causing death. Surveillance footage from a neighboring home showed Bullard and Jesse walking around the vehicle in the driveway. It then…

Neal Rajapa (1995 – 2012)

Neal Rajapa (17), Darian Ramnarine (18), Peter Kanhai (18), and Chris Kahn (18) were instantly killed when they were thrown from a car driven by their friend, Joseph Beer. He lost control of the car and skidded over 200 feet across three lanes of traffic. The car then left the road and hit a tree. …

Peyton Knowlton (2008 – 2016)

On May 20, 2016, Peyton was riding her bicycle home with her stepfather, Cody Shetley. They were returning from an event at Fall River Elementary School, celebrating the end of second grade. In an intersection, she was struck and killed by a pickup truck. Longmont police suspected that 20-year-old man Kyle Couch, who struck and…

Children | DUID Cannabis-Related Driving Fatalities | Traffic-related deaths

Cadence Boyer (2007-2014)

Cadence Boyer, was a second grader who lit up a room and was beloved by everyone who knew her. At 7, “Cadence loved to be in front of a camera, ride her bike and swim.” Washington voted to legalize marijuana in 2012, and cannabis shops opened to the public in summer 2014. That year…

Cannabis Use Disorder (Addiction) | Children | Children and Impact of Legalization | DUID Cannabis-Related Driving Fatalities | Other Mental Health Issues

Stephen “Smith” (1976 – 1999)

Within seconds I stopped being a parent and mother. I lost my only child, Stephen Mager, on February 14, 1996. All of this happened during noon break on a school day. Stephen was a passenger in a car that was driven by his best friend. He was sitting in the back seat without his seat…

Corey Langdale (1987-2011) and Alyssa Langdale (1989-2015)

When you bury a child, you die with them. Yet you still wake up each morning and somehow have to function in your “new” normal. I’ve always considered myself as “politically” correct so when marijuana became “medicine,” I didn’t think it would ever affect my life. It’s too late for me and many other parents…

Children | DUID Cannabis-Related Driving Fatalities

Tanya Guevarra (1988 – 2013) and Adrian Guevarra (5 weeks old)

Tanya Guevarra, 25, and her 5-week-old son, Adrian, were driving to pick up a prescription in their hometown of Dacono, Colorado. Steven Ryan hit them head-on, killing Tanya instantly, but Adrian suffered several days before dying. As is typical after a fatal collision, four hours elapsed before a blood sample was taken from Ryan. The…

Cannabis Use Disorder (Addiction) | Children and Impact of Legalization | DUID Cannabis-Related Driving Fatalities | High Potency | Other Mental Health Issues

Henry MacDougall (2001-2017)

My heart is broken. I taught my son the dangers of peer pressure. I told him action is never justified simply because someone else says it’s okay. On the evening of October 6, 2017, a knock on my front door brought a parent’s worst —a police officer informed me Henry had been in a horrific…

Animals | Environmental Damage | Other Victims | Outdoor Growing Operations

Bait Dogs

“As the other dogs attack the bait dog, the attack dog is shot and killed.” In Shasta and Siskiyou counties, drug gangs place “bait dogs” in marijuana growing operations tied to posts, so that other drug dealer dogs will be attracted to attack the helpless dogs, which have their mouths wired shut. As the other…

Children and Impact of Legalization | Physical Health | Secondhand Smoke

Molly

“I couldn’t breathe. I’m prone to asthma attacks, and every time my next door neighbors smoked marijuana in their apartment and on their patio, it irritated my lungs. I would cough so much. I’d throw up and couldn’t breathe.” Marijuana use. I almost died from it, and I wasn’t even the one using! I was…