A two-year-old girl spent new year’s eve in hospital after eating a cookie that contained marijuana.

Concerned mother Aida Hernandez found her daughter eating the snack, which was left in front of their apartment building in Longmont, Colorado, and told her to throw it away.

Soon after, the toddler started behaving strangely and was taken to a local hospital where she tested positive for THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

Ms Hernandez and her daughter were out shopping when she realised something was wrong with her little girl.


Two-year-old Colorado girl recovers after eating a cookie containing marijuana. (Picture: FOX31 KDVDR)

‘She was sleepy, she was opening and closing her eyes, and she couldn’t walk very well,’ Ms Hernandez told FOX31 Denver.



Police investigating the incident said they believe the family’s story and are working with social services on the case.

Detective Commander Jeff Satur said a search of the family’s home failed to turn up anything.

‘At this point we believe the family,’ Satur said.

The incident happened the day before it became legal for retailers in the state to sell the drug. As of January 1, adults over 21 can buy one ounce of the drug to eat or smoke in their own homes.

Recreational use of marijuana in Colorado has been legal for over a year for adults and the use of medical marijuana was legalised in 2000.