A fifth-grader in New Mexico accidentally shared marijuana-laced gummy candies with friends, according to a Sunday report.
A nine-year-old student at Albuquerque School of Excellence brought gummies her parents were using for medical marijuana and shared it with five friends, reported The Washington Post.
“She thought she was sharing candy, and if you saw the picture on the box, it did look like candy,” said Kristi Del Curto, the school’s dean of elementary students, to Albuquerque Journal.
The nine-year-old, who ate five of the gummies, felt dizzy later and went to the nurse; some of her friends seemed “giggly,” while others appeared to be unimpaired.
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“We would like to remind all students and parents to be cautious about food/drink sharing …and we would like our community to be alert with drugs and any edibles that may or could be in different formats,” said the school on Facebook. “We kindly ask our parents and community members not to talk explicitly about drugs/medicine when students are present.”
The gummies contained 300 milligrams of THC each and were packaged in a box marked with the word “Incredibles,” reported WaPo.
“This is the first and we believe the last time that this type of incident may occur if our community can be more informed with the news like your broadcasting,” said Dr. Ebubekir Orsun, Albuquerque School of Excellence principal, to The Daily Caller News Foundation. “Public awareness and parent support are the keys to prevent this types of incident.”
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