She and her parents made just ¥5,000 from their highly-illegal sideline. And once they were busted, the error of their ways was to cost them almost ten times that in financial penalties and a long stint of jail time. That was the price of their making synthetic cannabis.
她和她的父母从高度非法的副业中只赚了 5,000 日元。一旦他们被抓获，他们的错误做法让他们付出了近十倍的经济处罚和长期监禁。这就是他们制造合成大麻的价格。
Chen Li is an undergraduate student majoring in chemistry in Changzhou, or was at least, until putting her studies to practical use to earn a few extra bob came to an end, courtesy of the Chinese legal system.
陈莉是常州一名化学专业的本科生，或者至少是，直到将她的学业运用到实际中赚取一些额外的钱为止，这已经因中国法律制度而结束了。
Given her field of study, Chen knew very well that synthetic cannabinoids are State-controlled-psychotropic drugs, yet went ahead in acquiring raw materials and processing them into THC oil, also known as cannabis oil.
鉴于她的研究领域，陈女士深知合成大麻素是国家管制的精神药物，但她还是继续获取原材料并将其加工成THC油，又称大麻油。
She then put the oil into spray bottles to spray it onto tobacco cakes, which she disguised as decorative paintings, reported the Orange Urban Express on 11 May.
据《橙色城市快报》5 月 11 日报道，她随后将油放入喷雾瓶中，喷洒在烟草蛋糕上，并将其伪装成装饰画。
While Chen went on to sell her inventive product online, the student’s parents not only did not dissuade her, they also assisted in her illegal enterprise.
当陈继续在网上销售她的发明产品时，学生家长不仅没有劝阻她，还协助她进行非法活动。
Despite them both having relatively high incomes and stable jobs, it is reported that Chen’s parents helped their daughter in order to alleviate her of the family burden.
尽管两人收入都较高，工作也稳定，但据悉，陈父母为了减轻家庭负担，还是对女儿进行了帮助。
But the Criminal Tribunal of the People’s Court of Changzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone didn’t quite see it that way.
但常州经济技术开发区人民法院刑事庭却不这么认为。
The Court heard that an investigation of Chen’s activities found that the three had repeatedly sold a total of 295 grams of “tobacco” to five drug users through online stores, earning a total of ¥4,900.
法院获悉，对陈某的行为进行调查发现，三人多次通过网店向5名吸毒者出售共计295克“烟草”，共获利4900元。
Public security authorities seized spray bottles, measuring cups, electronic scales, suspected synthetic cannabinoids, courier-airway bills and other items from Chen’s family home.
公安机关从陈家中查获喷雾瓶、量杯、电子秤、疑似合成大麻素、快递单等物品。
The Court found Chen and her parents guilty of drug trafficking and sentenced the three to imprisonments ranging from 1 year and 3 months, to 3 years and 3 months, in accordance with the law. Also handed down were fines ranging from ¥20,000 to ¥40,000.
法院以陈某及其父母犯贩卖毒品罪，依法判处三人有期徒刑一年零三个月至三年三个月不等的有期徒刑。还处以 20,000 日元至 40,000 日元不等的罚款。
Speaking on Jiangsu TV, Wang Lijia, a judge with the Court on the case commented that criminals often mix synthetic drugs into snacks or inconspicuous foods that we consume in our daily lives. Bottled drinks, milk tea and coloured candy are common vehicles for synthetic drugs. Everyone must keep their eyes open.
审理此案的法院法官王立佳在接受江苏卫视采访时表示，犯罪分子经常将合成毒品混入我们日常生活中食用的零食或不起眼的食物中。瓶装饮料、奶茶和彩色糖果是合成毒品的常见载体。大家一定要擦亮眼睛。
That likely won’t be something Chen’s parents need look out for, given that the beautiful retirement they had been looking forward to has now turned simply into imprisonment.
这可能不是陈父母需要担心的事情，因为他们一直期待的美好退休生活现在变成了监禁。
