ER visits rise as kids confuse THC gummies for safe candy

T WORRY. NOW CHARGED WITH

MURDER AND CHILD ABUSE. SHE'S

DUE BACK IN COURT NEXT MONTH.

>> WELL, IF YOUR KIDS LIKE

SHARING GUMMIES AND FOOD

FAVORITE SNACKS, YOU MAY WANT

TO DOUBLE CHECK THE PRODUCT

PACKAGING BEFORE THEY EAT IT.

OFFICIALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

SAY THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN

HOSPITAL VISIT BY CHILDREN

OVERDOSING ON THC LACED

GUMMIES. JONATHAN HUNT

EXPLAINS. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO

AFFECTING ADULTS.

>> WE ARE SEEING ACCIDENTAL

OVERDOSES IN CHILDREN. LAW

ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS

THE SOUNDING THE ALARM MORE AND

MORE CHILDREN ARE BEING RUSHED

TO EMERGENCY ROOMS OFF TO

ACCIDENTLY EATING THC, INFUSED

THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. NOISE

OF VOMITING, DIZZINESS.

>> SLEEPING AS KIDS THAT CAN'T

BREATHE ARE HAVING TROUBLE.

GUMMIES HAVE PACKAGING. THAT

LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO POPULAR

PRODUCTS ALREADY ON STORE

SHELVES AND THE UNREGULATED

BECAUSE THEY ARE MADE FROM THC

FOUND IN MARIJUANA PALMS.

INSTEAD, LOW DOSES OF THC KNOWN

AS DELTA. 8 IS PULLED FROM HEMP

PROMPTS LEGALIZED BY CONGRESS

IN 2018. THE PURPOSE OF THIS

BILL WAS FOR FARMING FOR

AGRICULTURE. THE DELTA 8

INDUSTRY IS NOW A BOOMING

BUSINESS AND IS OFTEN MARKETED

AS A WAY TO GET A GENTLE HIGH.

BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS AND POLICE

WARN THAT COULD BE MISLEADING

IF THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF WHAT

THEY'RE EATING.

>> THEN THEY MAY OVEREAT AND

YOU'VE GOT OVERDOSE. NEARLY

80% OF DELTA, 8 CASES REPORTED

TO POISON CONTROL CENTER IS.

>> HAVE ENDED WITH A HOSPITAL

VISIT. THAT'S ACCORDING TO DATA

FROM AMERICA'S POISE AND

CONTROL CENTER, WHICH IS BEING

TRACKING COALS FOR MORE THAN

2 YEARS. EXPERTS ALSO WARN IT'S

NOT JUST KIDS SUFFERING FROM

ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSES. WE'RE

EVEN SEEING THEM AND ADULTS

BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT

THEY'RE EATING.

>> THAT WAS JONATHAN HUNT

REPORTING NOW FEDERAL AND STATE

OFFICIALS AS WELL AS SOME

REGULATED MARIJUANA AND CBD