At their last formal meeting before Halloween, held Tuesday, some of North Carolina's top elected officials were feeling spooked by a potential threat to trick-or-treaters: THC-laced candies, cookies and other treats whose packaging mimicks well-known brands.

THC is legal, in small amounts, in North Carolina. The chemical can be found in illegal marijuana as well as in legal hemp. But even products with low enough levels of THC to be legal still shouldn't be given to children, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall said Tuesday.

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Marshall's office has made this same push for the past three years — not only to warn parents but also to use an anti-counterfeiting task force she leads to try to target businesses that are selling the sneaky snacks.

Marshall said her anti

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