Montco Man Sentenced To Prison For Using Instagam To Sell THC-Laced Food To Kids: DA

NORRISTOWN, PA — A man who police said recruited children to sell marijuana-laced, sugary foods, and sold the drugs to the children themselves, was sentenced to prison in Montgomery County this week.

Quashon Rice, 20, of Philadelphia, will spend the next two to five years behind bars after pleading guilty to numerous felony counts, according to court documents.

Rice manufactured the THC snacks by using children's cereals and similar snacks targeted to kids, according to authorities. He delivered the drugs directly to middle schools, high schools, parks, and the homes of the children.

Police said he made at least 19 sales, and 18 of them were to children as young as 11-years-old.

An investigation into Rice began in May 2022, when a school resource officer at East Norriton Middle School suspected a child had gotten sick from unknowingly eating one of the snacks.

Authorities said the sick student was given the treat by another student, who they said was selling the treats after buying them on the "top2treats" Instagram account.

Rice sold flavors including Fruity Pebbles bars, cookies, brownies, Cinnamon Toast Crunch bars, and more, authorities said.

Eventually, the account was shut down, but authorities said Rice started another account, "toptreatz4," where he continued to sell the laced foods.

The treats were sold in Ambler, Bala Cynwyd, Bridgeport, Cheltenham, King of Prussia, Norristown, and Willow Grove, according to police.

With reporting from Patch correspondent Max Bennett