Six fifth-graders in Albuquerque accidentally ate marijuana-infused candy at school.
The candy was handed out at Albuquerque School of Excellence by a nine-year-old female student who brought it from home earlier this month, not knowing it was laced with THC, according to the Detroit Free Press.
One student reported feeling dizzy after eating the candy, and another said they couldn’t see. Some said they were ‘giggly’.
A nine-year-old student accidentally brought THC-infused candy to her elementary school, Albuquerque School of Excellence (pictured) earlier this month
The student who brought the candy to school ate five pieces and then told the school nurse she thought she had food poisoning.
School officials quickly figured out what had happened by looking at the packaging the gummies came in.
Dean of elementary students Kristi Del Curto said: ‘She thought she was sharing candy, and if you saw the picture on the box, it did look like candy.
‘She told the nurse that she was feeling sick and was very dizzy and that she thought she had food poisoning from something she ate in the cafeteria.
‘The nurse asked her what else she had eaten, and she said gummies. We asked to see the box, which had been tossed in the trash after it was empty.’
Five other students came forward and said they had eaten the candy. Teachers at the state charter school then called the students’ parents, authorities and paramedics.
The effects of the marijuana did not last. Del Curto told the Detroit Free Press: ‘We were very lucky.’
Pictured is the brand of marijuana-infused candy the student mistook for regular gummies. Six students tried the candy, but none experienced lasting effects from it
Albuquerque School of Excellence called authorities, paramedics and the parents of the students who tried the candy after they figured out what had happened
She added that the edibles the student brought in belonged to her grandfather.
After the incident the school called a meeting and gave a crash course on the effects of edible marijuana.
‘We reminded them that this is why we have a policy of no food or drink from homes,’ Del Curto said.
She told KRQE-TV: ‘As marijuana becomes legal in each state it’s going to become more and more of an issue, I believe.’
The CDC said: ‘Eating foods or drinking beverages that contain marijuana have some different risks than smoking marijuana, including a greater risk of poisoning. It is also important to remember that marijuana affects children differently than adults.’