Moore Police released new details Friday about two incidents at two different schools in which students had access to gum laced with THC. Not knowing the difference between regular marshmallows and candy laced with THC can be dangerous for minors. >> See also: Oklahoma lawmakers push to stop illegal marijuana market Oklahoma’s Toxic and Drug Information says. Moore police said they had two separate cases within a week of students accessing THC gum – one at Central Middle School and the other at Moore High School. “Both incidents involved a minor and in each case the minor was in possession of THC gum,” said Lt Kyle Johnson of the Moore Police Department. “We’re still looking at other potential customers to see if any adults are involved,” Johnson said. There haven’t been any deaths, but we’ve had kids on ventilators,” Schaeffer said. And he said, THC is not what it used to be. >> Related Story: Lawmakers Seek to Create Digital Banking System for Oklahoma’s Marijuana Industry 60s and 70s,” he said. looking for a solution. They tried to pass bills on this issue. “The bill that we are working on is trying to get to the bottom of the packaging and labeling of those cannabis products,” said Sen. Dave Ballard, R-Durant. Can’t be done. A similar bill still exists in the legislative process. KOCO 5 learned that a student was taken to the ER because of one of the incidents.
Moore Police released new details Friday about two incidents at two different schools in which students had access to gum laced with THC.
Not knowing the difference between regular marshmallows and candy laced with THC can be dangerous for minors.
>> See more: Oklahoma lawmakers push to stop illegal marijuana market
“Children don’t realize it’s a dose that’s been prescribed or recommended by a doctor as a drug,” says Scott Schaeffer of the Oklahoma Poison and Drug Information Center.
Moore police said they had two separate cases within a week of students accessing THC gum – one at Central Middle School and the other at Moore High School.
“Both incidents involved a minor and in each case the minor was in possession of THC gum,” said Lt. Kyle Johnson of the Moore Police Department.
Not sure where they came from.
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“We are still looking at other potential customers to see if any adults are involved,” Johnson said.
Oklahoma’s Center for Poison Control says chewing gum like this can be dangerous for children.
“With children, we haven’t had any deaths, but we’ve had kids on ventilators,” Schaeffer said.
And, he said, THC is not what it used to be.
>> Related story: Lawmakers seek to create digital banking system for Oklahoma’s cannabis industry
“Cannabis is on sale right now – THC levels are significantly higher than in the 60s and 70s,” he said.
Lawmakers have been finding a solution. They have been trying to pass bills on this issue.
“The bill that we are working on is trying to get to the bottom of the packaging and labeling of those cannabis products,” said Senator Dave Ballard, R-Durant.
Invoice failed. A similar bill still exists in the legislative process.
KOCO 5 learned that a student was taken to the ER for one of the incidents.
