One Dozen New York Middle Schoolers Fall Ill After Consuming Marijuana Gummies

Approximately one dozen middle school students in New York needed to be taken to the hospital Monday after consuming marijuana gummies. How did they get them? Were they tricked? Here is the story behind these "high" school students.

When I was a kid, around 7-years-old, I recall eating a whole bunch of Flintstone's Chewable Vitamins. I don't know how many I ate but I remember simply thinking they were just candies, what's the harm? The same danger can apply to marijuana gummies. They look like candy but they aren't.

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The Associated Press reports that approximately one dozen middle school students, between the ages of 13 and 14, were taken to the hospital after consuming marijuana gummies while at school.

The incident took place Monday at William Floyd Middle School on Long Island, NY. According to Center Moriches Fire Department��one student allegedly had a stash of gummies that he passed out to classmates. Twelve students became ill after consuming the gummies and eleven of those students went to the hospital.

The William Floyd School District published the following statement on the Facebook social media page:

This morning, a student at William Floyd Middle School handed out edible THC gummies to approximately 12 students, who have since fallen ill. The Suffolk County Police Department and local EMTs responded en masse to provide care and assistance, along with our school nurse, to students. Eleven of the students are being transported to local hospitals for assistance and one has been released into the custody of a parent. - William Floyd School District