Police: THC 'Gummies' Given To Trick-Or-Treating Kids

WATERFORD, CT —Gummy candies laden with THC were given to Trick-or-Treaters in Waterford on Halloween night, police said. Police said the children's parents had inspected their bags and found the bags of gummies with labels indicating 10 mg of THC per gummy. The gummies are called 'Shake and Baked.'

Police did a canvas of the neighborhood and are now warning parents to check bags.

Police took to Facebook:

"On October 31, 2019 at about 9:00 PM members of the Waterford Police Department Patrol Division were notified of a potential issue with Halloween candy. Officers found that 2 children, under 18 years old, had each received a sealed package of a “gummy” style candy. The package material stated each bag contained 10 gummies with a corresponding THC level of 10 mg per gummy. Only 2 packages were recovered.

The parents inspected the candy and came across the packages shown. No one ingested the candies and no injuries have been reported. The candy was obtained in the area of Gallup Lane in Waterford, CT. Officers have completed a neighborhood canvas and the investigation is on-going. As always the Waterford Police Department encourages parents to check the candy prior to eating it.
At this time, it is unknown if the candy was intentionally handed out or was an unintentional oversight by the owner. Currently Connecticut Medical Marijuana dispensaries are not authorized to sell edible candies.

As a Public Safety Agency we want to ensure you have the information to safe guard yourselves and those in your care. We do not believe this to a wide spread problem nor do we have information to believe it was a targeted toward anyone or any group. Anyone with information is requested to contact the WPD at 860-442-9451.