A trick-or-treating child in Massena, New York, received an unsafe sweet on Halloween — a pack of weed edibles.
The 600-milligram pack of sour “candy” came in multiple flavors, with a marijuana leaf symbol, the California abbreviation, and the word “edibles” prominently displayed on the packaging.
“The picture of the bag attached (edibles for adults) was located from a local trick-or-treater. If you locate a similar bag of ‘candy’ please bring it to the Massena Police Department with information on where you trick-or-treated,” the Massena Police Department posted on Facebook, along with a photo of the edible pack.
The word “marijuana” and the specific designation of THC, the active chemical in the drug, were not present on the pack.
The pack did not appear to have been opened before police acquired it.
Edibles are made for adult consumption based on average adult weight. As such, the dosage in a single sour bite or gummy has much more of an effect on a child weighing much less.
“These gummies are made for adults who weigh 120 to 160 pounds on average, so for a kid who weighs 28 pounds, one gummy could be enough to cause a coma or seizure,” Dr. Tucker Woods, associate medical director and emergency department chair at New York City’s Lenox Health Greenwich Village, told U.S. News & World Report earlier this year.
For example, last month eight children in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, area were hospitalized after eating edibles shared at a Boys & Girls Club event by a child, according to WFOR-TV.
