More than 60 students had to be rushed to a hospital after eating candies laced with cannabis in Jamaica, the countrys Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams said. The Caribbean countrys minister said on social media that the children consumed rainbow-coloured cannabis candy.According to the social media post of Williams, the incident happened at Ocho Rios Primary School and said that several students were hospitalized after consuming the candy. She also said that several children were put on intravenous (IV) drip. The children are thought to be between the ages of seven and 12, as per media reports. Aged betweenHigh THC content in candies.Williams shared the picture of the candy packet of “full throttle rainbow sour belts,” which contained 100 milligrams of THC or Tetrahydrocannabinol. which is generally considered to be a high dose for an adult.As per the education ministers X post, the parents of the students are all present at the hospital. She also said that one boy consumed only one candy and still ended up in the hospital. “Thats how potent this product is. DANGER!” she said.She called the incident most unfortunate and said “I feel confident that together we will strengthen our safety & security regime to combat the unconscionable sale of marijuana-infused products to children” in one of her X(Twitter) posts.The circumstance under which I met parents & other stakeholders at Ocho Rios Primary School was most unfortunate but I feel confident that together we will strengthen our safety & security regime to combat the unconscionable sale of marijuana infused products to children.🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/OOIQK4agHu— Fayval Williams (@williams_fayval) October 3, 2023 Jamaica Cannabis lawIn 2015 Jamaica had allowed the legal possession of cannabis up to 2 ounces (57 grams) for religious, medicinal and scientific purposes. The country also set up a licensing agency for the countrys legal medical cannabis industry.A similar incident took place last week when around 90 children fell ill in South Africa after eating drug-laced muffins that officials said they had bought from a street vendor.
