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Police are issuing a warning to parents after a Richmond child accidentally ate candy containing THC.
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Richmond child accidentally consumes candy containing THC
Published 12:48 PDT, Tue November 1, 2022
Last Updated: 12:49 PDT, Tue November 1, 2022
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Richmond RCMP is issuing a warning to parents to carefully read the labels on children’s Halloween treats.
Police were contacted around 10:20 p.m. yesterday (Oct. 31) after a child inadvertently consumed a candy containing THC. The child had been trick-or-treating in a complex in the 10000 block of Auburn Drive.
After becoming sick, the child was brought to a local hospital by her parents. The parents then reported the incident to Richmond RCMP, concerned that other candy containing THC may have been handed out. The child was trick-or-treating with other friends inside of a complex; no other children from the group have located THC candies within their treats.
“While we hope this was not an intentional incident, we felt it was important to issue this public warning in the hopes of preventing any other child from inadvertently consuming a THC candy based product,” says Cpl. Adriana O’Malley, Richmond RCMP media relations officer. “As parents we are urged to check our children’s candy to ensure it’s sealed and hasn’t been tampered with, but we may not be looking for candies containing THC. We are urging all parents to take that extra few minutes to ensure you read the labels carefully as well as tell your children what to look for on the label so that no other child is affected.”
Police said based on the investigation, this appears to be an isolated incident as no other reports have been received. If anyone else locates THC-based candy amongst their children’s treats, they are asked to contact Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212.
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