Parents are advised to check their children’s Halloween candy after the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) and Richmond BC (RBC) RCMP received reports of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) candy handed out to trick-or-treaters..On October 31 at 10:21 p.m., parents reported to the RBC RCMP that their child had consumed candy with THC, which the child received while trick or treating in a complex in the 10,000 block of Auburn Drive..The child became sick and was transported to a local area hospital..The child’s friends did not have any THC candies in their treat bags. . Nerds Green .“While we hope this was not an intentional incident, we felt it was important to issue this public warning in the hopes of preventing any other child from inadvertently consuming a THC candy-based product,” says RBC Media Relations Officer Cpl. Adriana O’Malley..“As parents, we are urged to check our children’s candy to ensure it's sealed and hasn’t been tampered with but we may not be looking for candies containing THC. We are urging all parents to take that extra few minutes to ensure you read the labels carefully as well as tell your children what to look for on the label so that no other child is affected.”.The RBC RCMP said it was an isolated incident after completing an investigation..WPS investigators report more than a half-dozen reports of Nerds candy with THC were found in Halloween bags in the South Tuxedo area..Each Nerds package has 600 milligrams of THC.."THC is responsible for the way your brain and body respond to cannabis which can include feeling high," said the WPS news release. . Nerds with Candy Bars ."The potency of THC can vary in different products. The effect of THC on children can be harmful.”.The Nerds candy was handed out in zipped sandwich bags with full-sized chocolate bars, according to the WPS..In Canada, cannabis products have specific labelling requirements, which Const. Dani McKinnon said was not followed in this case and the candy is potentially from the black market.."These particular candied items that we have seized, they do not meet these requirements. So, at this stage, we do not know where these packages are from — is it a black market item? — but it does not meet the requirements of say, coming from a store," said McKinnon..WPS told schools about the candy to check what the children take to school, as well as parents and caregivers..McKinnon said no reports of children being harmed were received. If anyone has information or wants to make a similar report, they are told to call the police at 204-986-6129..If anyone else locates THC-based candy amongst their children’s treats, contact RBC RCMP at 604-278-1212.
