RICHLAND, Wash. – With Halloween just around the corner, families in Richland are preparing for a fun night of costumes and candy. However, memories of last year’s incident involving a child consuming 600 milligrams of edible cannabis candy are still fresh.

Richland Police Commander Damon Jansen recalled the incident, noting the packaging resembled “nerds gummies” but contained a small symbol indicating THC content. He emphasized that such occurrences are rare. “This is very uncommon. I’ve been in law enforcement for 25 years, and this is the first situation we’ve had where a child has ingested candy. That’s a medicated candy,” said Jansen.

The American Addiction Center states there is no record of a child being seriously harmed from trick-or-treating treats. Jansen reassured parents

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