Two Lanarkshire primary school children were rushed to hospital after accidentally eating “sweets” laced with cannabis.
The youngsters, aged nine and eight, found the unopened packet in Fernhill in Rutherglen, and thought they were popular sweets brand, Nerds.
However, they were actually psychoactive candy, which contains 600 mg of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – roughly equivalent to smoking 50 cannabis joints.
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Packaging on the sweets is designed to resemble products from the American candy maker Ferrara and their Nerds sweets brand.
The mum of one of the children contacted Lanarkshire Live to warn other parents in the area about the incident, with the candy discovered near Kirkmuir Drive.
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She explained: “My son was out playing with his friend and there was an unopened packet of what they thought was Nerds sweets just left at a wall there. I’ve always told him not to pick things up, but you know what kids are like with sweets.
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Two Lanarkshire primary school children were rushed to hospital after accidentally eating “sweets” laced with cannabis.
The youngsters, aged nine and eight, found the unopened packet in Fernhill in Rutherglen, and thought they were popular sweets brand, Nerds.
However, they were actually psychoactive candy, which contains 600 mg of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – roughly equivalent to smoking 50 cannabis joints.
The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.
The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.
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Packaging on the sweets is designed to resemble products from the American candy maker Ferrara and their Nerds sweets brand.
The mum of one of the children contacted Lanarkshire Live to warn other parents in the area about the incident, with the candy discovered near Kirkmuir Drive.
(Image: RGR)
She explained: “My son was out playing with his friend and there was an unopened packet of what they thought was Nerds sweets just left at a wall there. I’ve always told him not to pick things up, but you know what kids are like with sweets.
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