Maryland Children Get Sick
Gummy bears in Southern Maryland Middle School
Five schoolchildren were hospitalized in southern Maryland after a middle school student brought and shared marijuana-laced food to school. Following an investigation, the St. Mary’s County sheriff has charged a father from Great Mills with reckless endangerment.
The man’s daughter and four other students had a reaction to marijuana laced gummy bears on January 2, the first day after winter break. All five students reported feeling ill, and they were taken to the hospital in Leonardtown. All children survived and went home to their parents or guardians, but not without a lot of drama. The event triggered a police investigation, and a father has been charged.
In the affidavit filed, the father claims that “the edible gummy candies were given to him by an associate who came to his house for a party.” This man left his candies in a plastic bag in his bedroom, knowing they were easily accessible to the daughter.
Maryland’s “medical” marijuana program opened its dispensaries about two months ago. Southern Maryland Relief, LLC, is the only dispensary in southern Maryland.
http://www.poppot.org/2018/01/24/maryland-children-get-sick-big-marijuana-pushes-its-agenda/
Five schoolchildren were hospitalized in southern Maryland after a middle school student brought and shared marijuana-laced food to school. Following an investigation, the St. Mary’s County sheriff has charged a father from Great Mills with reckless endangerment.
The man’s daughter and four other students had a reaction to marijuana laced gummy bears on January 2, the first day after winter break. All five students reported feeling ill, and they were taken to the hospital in Leonardtown. All children survived and went home to their parents or guardians, but not without a lot of drama. The event triggered a police investigation, and a father has been charged.
In the affidavit filed, the father claims that “the edible gummy candies were given to him by an associate who came to his house for a party.” This man left his candies in a plastic bag in his bedroom, knowing they were easily accessible to the daughter.
Maryland’s “medical” marijuana program opened its dispensaries about two months ago. Southern Maryland Relief, LLC, is the only dispensary in southern Maryland.
http://www.poppot.org/2018/01/24/maryland-children-get-sick-big-marijuana-pushes-its-agenda/
Father Charged in Middle School Pot Gummies Incident
By Guy Leonard / The County Times / January 24, 2018
HOLLYWOOD, Md. (January 24, 2018)—A father of one of five children that got sick from eating cannabis edibles at Spring Ridge Middle School Jan. 2 has been charged via criminal summons with one count of reckless endangerment after a police investigation found his child got the candies from his bedroom.
Owusu Sondai Kanipe, 46, told narcotics investigators that the "edible gummy candy belonged to him," charging documents stated, and that they were "given to him by an associate who came to his house for a party."
Kanipe had put the plastic bag containing the cannabis gummies on top of a dorm refrigerator in his bedroom at his Great Mills residence "after knowing his daughter has been entering his bedroom and taking things without his permission."
The count of reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, could net five years in prison for Kanipe if he is convicted, according to court papers. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for March 2, 2018 in the St. Mary's Co. District Court in Leonardtown. The assigned case number is D-043-CR-18-000036.
The gummy candies contained both THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (Cannabidiol), both of which are chemicals derived from the cannabis plant.
The initial incident spread great worry throughout the community and the school system, sparking fears that the students had ingested opioids and were suffering from overdoses.
All five went to the emergency room at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital for treatment and were later released to their parents.
Owusu Sondai Kanipe, 46, told narcotics investigators that the "edible gummy candy belonged to him," charging documents stated, and that they were "given to him by an associate who came to his house for a party."
Kanipe had put the plastic bag containing the cannabis gummies on top of a dorm refrigerator in his bedroom at his Great Mills residence "after knowing his daughter has been entering his bedroom and taking things without his permission."
The count of reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, could net five years in prison for Kanipe if he is convicted, according to court papers. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for March 2, 2018 in the St. Mary's Co. District Court in Leonardtown. The assigned case number is D-043-CR-18-000036.
The gummy candies contained both THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (Cannabidiol), both of which are chemicals derived from the cannabis plant.
The initial incident spread great worry throughout the community and the school system, sparking fears that the students had ingested opioids and were suffering from overdoses.
All five went to the emergency room at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital for treatment and were later released to their parents.
Father charged in school pot candy probe
A Great Mills man has been charged with reckless endangerment in court papers alleging he left cannabis-ingredient candies in a place easily accessible to his daughter, who took them to school and distributed them to classmates.
The girl and four other students at Spring Ridge Middle School experienced “a reaction” on Jan. 2 from consuming the marijuana candy, which triggered a police drug overdose investigation, court papers state, and the students all were taken to a hospital to receive medical treatment.
http://www.somdnews.com/enterprise/crime_and_courts/father-charged-in-school-pot-candy-probe/article_5cc2c3b7-86c4-5509-9bf7-2617842c1e12.html
A Great Mills man has been charged with reckless endangerment in court papers alleging he left cannabis-ingredient candies in a place easily accessible to his daughter, who took them to school and distributed them to classmates.
The girl and four other students at Spring Ridge Middle School experienced “a reaction” on Jan. 2 from consuming the marijuana candy, which triggered a police drug overdose investigation, court papers state, and the students all were taken to a hospital to receive medical treatment.
http://www.somdnews.com/enterprise/crime_and_courts/father-charged-in-school-pot-candy-probe/article_5cc2c3b7-86c4-5509-9bf7-2617842c1e12.html