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Child almost dies from marijuana-laced candy

The 3-year-old got the marijuana-laced candy from a supply brought back from Colorado.

Child almost dies from marijuana-laced candy
The 3-year-old got the marijuana-laced candy from a supply brought back from Colorado.
WEBVTT RESPONSIVE. THEY'RE CALLED MARIJUANA EDIBLES, RANGING FROM TRAIL MIX TO CANDY, AND EXPLODING IN POPULARITY WHERE MARIJUANA IS NOW LEGALIZED. ACCORDING TO POLICE, A 28-YEAR-OLD MAN RETURNED FROM COLORADO RECENTLY WITH THE SUPPLY OF MARIJUANA CANDY, WHICH IS ILLEGAL HERE. DURING A CHILD'S BIRTHER PARTY, HE LEFT IT WITHIN REACH OF CHILDREN. PARENTS LATER REALIZED THAT THE THREE-YEAR-OLD HAD EATEN IT AND TOOK IT TO THE SHEBOYGAN HOSPITAL. ACCORDING TO THIS INFORMATION, THE PARENTS TOLD STAFF THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH THE BOY, BUT WHEN TESTS CAME BACK SHOWING THE PRESENCE OF THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN MARIJUANA, THE POLICE WERE CALLED. IT'S NOT CLEAR FROM THE POLICE REPORT HOW MUCH CANDY THE BOY EIGHT. HE WAS DESCRIBED AS "BREATHING," BUT OTHERWISE MINIMALLY RESPONSIVE WHEN HE FIRST ARRIVED. NO ONE ANSWERED AT HOME THIS AFTERNOON. AGAIN, THE BOY WAS SINCE TRANSFERRED TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THEY ARE -- HE IS DOING MUCH BETTER, AND HIS MOTHER COULD FACE CHARGES OF OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER, AS COULD THE FATHER. THEY COULD ALSO FACED CHILD NEGLECT CHARGES. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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Child almost dies from marijuana-laced candy
The 3-year-old got the marijuana-laced candy from a supply brought back from Colorado.
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