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Six Detroit Elementary Students Hospitalized After Suspected THC Edibles

Officials urge families to lock up cannabis edibles.

Overview

  • District officials said six students at Thomas Edison Elementary in Detroit were hospitalized after eating suspected marijuana edibles on Tuesday.
  • The students are okay, according to statements from Detroit Public Schools Community District.
  • Officials said the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
  • District guidance urges parents to secure cannabis products at home and to tell children not to eat food or candy unless it is from home or bought by them.
  • For suspected ingestions, families are told to call the Michigan Poison & Drug Information Center at 1-800-222-1222, and Superintendent Nikolai Vitti has pushed for tighter sales rules and more public-awareness campaigns since legalization.