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Four Middle School Students Get Sick After Eating Marijuana-Laced Chocolates

October 23, 2018

Four middle-school students in Plaistow, New Hampshire got sick after eating chocolates laced with marijuana that one of the children brought to school, the superintendent said.

One of the students had to go to the hospital for observation, while the other three were treated by the school nurse and released, the superintendent told The Union Leader.

The students knew what they were eating, the superintendent said.

“These kinds of things are really scary for parents and for children. This stuff is so easily accessible and it’s out there. They have no idea the amount they’re ingesting,” said Earl Metzler, superintendent of Timberlane regional schools, according to The Union Leader.