St. Helena woman gets a pot brownie in the mail

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Monday, July 14, 2008

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By DAVID STONEBERG
For the Register

Leah Smith got a package she wasn’t expecting last week. As she gathered the 40 or so pieces of mail addressed to Spring Mountain Vineyard from the large roadside mailbox on Monday, she found a small package containing a marijuana brownie.

The brownie was wrapped in clear plastic but was not in an envelope. Its label said it was produced by “Butter Brothers” and it contained “two doses of medicine.” Its contents included eggs, chocolate, sugar, flour, walnuts, butter, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cannabis butter.

Smith, who is the customer relations director for the St. Helena winery, said she looked up “Butter Brothers” on the Internet and determined they are based in San Francisco.

“It could have come over the weekend,” Smith said. “The problem is that it could have ended up in the hands of a child. If I were a parent, I would want to know if the brownies were being delivered in the mailboxes.”

It appeared that the mailbox at Spring Mountain Vineyard was the only target of a marijuana brownie, since a check of 10 other mailboxes nearby turned up no other packaged brownies.

Smith said she contacted the Napa County Sheriff’s Department. On Monday, Capt. John Robertson said he had not heard of any other marijuana brownies being delivered in the area.

“It is illegal to manufacture or produce” marijuana brownies, he said. “I know of deputies that will cite a person for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, which is an infraction,” he said.

St. Helena Postmaster Steve Dick said he also had not heard of any reports of marijuana brownies being put in mailboxes, but added that once the mail is delivered it is considered private property.

Smith, who has worked for Spring Mountain Vineyard for the past four years, said, “We need to keep marijuana brownies off the street.”

23 comment(s)

ADark1 wrote on Jul 14, 2008 12:23 AM:

" I shouldn't but.......SOMEBODY STOLE MY MAIL!!!!!!!

Sorry...I just couldn't resist!....and I don't live in St. Helena! Oh come on guys you gotta admit that IS pretty funny..scary but funny! "

chunk wrote on Jul 14, 2008 12:31 AM:

" Wish it would have shown up in my mailbox. That's probably the healthiest way to consume marijuana. "

gemini wrote on Jul 14, 2008 7:37 AM:

" ms. smith the brownies were not found on the street but in your mailbox "

comment wrote on Jul 14, 2008 9:11 AM:

" I'm guessing some pothead forgot where they left it. "

darkstar wrote on Jul 14, 2008 9:36 AM:

" I think the brownies would go well with a nice cabernet. "

gemini wrote on Jul 14, 2008 10:29 AM:

" someone ordered the butter brothers brownies from the cannabis club and they were delivered to the wrong address. "

pernodboi wrote on Jul 14, 2008 10:48 AM:

" I've been back east for a while - and come back to this sory. I missed Napa!

Takes me back to a time in SF when I was approached by a young man dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of OZ, complete with a little dog and a big basket of 'magic' brownies.

I would note that while a cabernet and a magic brownie would go well - please do not eat baked goods from strangers.

Just had a thought - who normally checks the mail for Spring Mountain? Maybe this was a delivery gone bad. Has any one seen a happy Judy Garland impersonator riding the backroads on a bike with streamers and a big basket?

Hey... this gives me an idea! Anyone got some start up capital (just enough for a big ole bike, gigantic dress, a weave and hiking boots - for supplies) "

byoung wrote on Jul 14, 2008 10:59 AM:

" That had to been a wrong dilevery, Those brownies cost 8-10 dollars dependin which cannabis club you go to. No one is gonna spend spend 10 bucks just to put a brownie in some random persons mail box "

comment wrote on Jul 14, 2008 11:03 AM:

" "It appeared that the mailbox at Spring Mountain Vineyard was the only target of a marijuana brownie, since a check of 10 other mailboxes nearby turned up no other packaged brownies."

You check ten other mailboxes and then assume that no one else got a pot brownie?

Someone must know that Spring Mountain doesn't check their mail on weekends. They could have been having these brownies shipped to them for awhile now, but always remembered to pick them up before Monday. If I were to have a pot brownie sent to me, I certainly wouldn't have it sent to my home address. "

kkjp wrote on Jul 14, 2008 11:30 AM:

" This merits front page headlines? Obviously a slow news day. Yawn. "

707jng wrote on Jul 14, 2008 12:35 PM:

" That's a funny story and this woman is seriously over-reacting. If it gets into the hands of a child what's the worst that can happen? they may get the munchies and a little sleepy.... it's just a pot brownie and I think it would go fabulously with a nice Cab as well.
Calm down Napa! You've got more serious problems than some misdelivered pot brownies!! "

plasticpinkflamingo wrote on Jul 14, 2008 1:14 PM:

" So you're the one who took my brownie . . . "

bloodagar wrote on Jul 14, 2008 1:19 PM:

" Seriously....someone is "targeting"?

"St. Helena Postmaster Steve D*ck said he also had not heard of any reports of marijuana brownies being put in mailboxes, but added that once the mail is delivered it is considered private property."
Who is going to look a gift horse in the mouth?
Can someone please make me some Top Ramen?

By the way....are you kidding me? I cannot quote your own article because of the post masters last name? "

momtoo wrote on Jul 14, 2008 2:05 PM:

" This just makes me giggle..and giggle..and giggle.... "

jenn wrote on Jul 14, 2008 2:32 PM:

" You have got to be kidding me. I really think this woman is over reacting. A pot brownie, comeon. Its was probably delivered to the wrong place. Should have just been tossed and left at that. "

Two Cents wrote on Jul 14, 2008 2:32 PM:

" My guess is that after this article, there was a ton of people Googling "Butter Brothers" today and their business quite possibly just went up!
Good job NVR... "

Grits wrote on Jul 14, 2008 2:38 PM:

" Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh! "

spengo wrote on Jul 14, 2008 4:38 PM:

" Umm, has anyone considered that she might have teenage kids who, uh, didn't beat mom to the mailbox? "

comment wrote on Jul 14, 2008 5:01 PM:

" Time for a "bake sale". "

MarshaMarsha wrote on Jul 14, 2008 6:53 PM:

" Actually, since marijuana is not recognized as legal in any form by the Federal Government, and the Federal Government does not approve of SB215 (the California medical marijuana law), and the U.S Postal Service is federally owned and operated, I doubt that any company that produces edible marijuana products would risk serious federal drug trafficing charges by sending something through the mail.

For whatever reason, the brownie was put in the mailbox by someone and likely not a part of the mail delivery.

Maybe there's a reason the postman always rings twice, the second time for a beer and some munchies. "

Napanee wrote on Jul 14, 2008 9:21 PM:

" Got Milk? "

knick-knack-at-thedam wrote on Jul 16, 2008 2:25 PM:

" Was it stamped and marked by the post office? If it was sent in an envelope, I doubt it was labeled "Pot Brownie." It was likely labeled "Special Brownie." "

plasticpinkflamingo wrote on Jul 16, 2008 3:59 PM:

" Wasn't that the old Falcon Crest place? Maybe that was the regular daily order for Jane Wyman or one of the others. "

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