Police are issuing a warning to teenagers and parents after two young people who shared a package of marijuana-laced candy were sent to the hospital last week, the Patriot Ledger reported. Police say an 18-year-old boy from Hingham called 911 this past Thursday and told dispatchers that his friend, a 17-year-old girl, was having a possible allergic reaction to something she'd eaten. When questioned by the dispatcher, the boy admitted that the girl was reacting to marijuana-laced candy.Police said the teens were conscious and talking when officers arrived at the home but were clearly impaired. Police said the teens gave officers an empty foil pouch labeled "Conscious Creations" that listed no ingredients but appeared to have come from a medical marijuana supplier.Hingham police said the incident was an example of the dangers of eating candy or other food laced with drugs, including marijuana. The department said this is particularly true for products ordered on the internet, which may not include dosage information and are not necessarily subject to quality control protocols."In short, you don't know what you're eating," the department said in a statement.Hingham police said they also wanted to remind people that state law bars police from prosecuting someone who is present during a drug overdose if they call for medical help. The law is typically used in cases of opiate overdoses but applies to marijuana as well.

Police are issuing a warning to teenagers and parents after two young people who shared a package of marijuana-laced candy were sent to the hospital last week, the Patriot Ledger reported.



Police say an 18-year-old boy from Hingham called 911 this past Thursday and told dispatchers that his friend, a 17-year-old girl, was having a possible allergic reaction to something she'd eaten. When questioned by the dispatcher, the boy admitted that the girl was reacting to marijuana-laced candy.




Police said the teens were conscious and talking when officers arrived at the home but were clearly impaired. Police said the teens gave officers an empty foil pouch labeled "Conscious Creations" that listed no ingredients but appeared to have come from a medical marijuana supplier.



Hingham police said the incident was an example of the dangers of eating candy or other food laced with drugs, including marijuana. The department said this is particularly true for products ordered on the internet, which may not include dosage information and are not necessarily subject to quality control protocols.



"In short, you don't know what you're eating," the department said in a statement.



Hingham police said they also wanted to remind people that state law bars police from prosecuting someone who is present during a drug overdose if they call for medical help. The law is typically used in cases of opiate overdoses but applies to marijuana as well.