
With recreational marijuana legal in some states, eating cannabis-laced foods has become an option to get that high.
Unfortunately, some students at the Citrus Grove elementary and middle schools in Miami, Florida got more than the normal dose of tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive substance in marijuana that induces relaxation, sleepiness, dizziness, euphoria, hallucinations, paranoia or anxiety. The children aged nine to 13 years old overdosed in THC and were hospitalized, Miami Herald reported.
According to a police report, one student bought online edibles with THC and shared it with other students, leading to their intoxication. Police then set up an entrapment to catch the seller.
When Thalia Aceves, 22, sold a bag of edibles to an undercover police posing as a buyer, she was arrested and charged with "selling a controlled substance and contributing to child delinquency," MH reported, citing court documents.
It's a different case though for Californians Jasper Centeno of Long Beach and Blake Wilson of Fresno. The two weed users wanted marijuana joints with stronger effect so they bought expensive Jeeter products that were advertised as having very high THC content.
Centeno and Wilson, however, felt cheated for not feeling high enough. They have filed a class action suit before the Los Angeles County Superior Court against Jeeter maker DreamFields Brands Inc. for allegedly falsely claiming that their products have a high THC component, USA Today reported.
In the 26-page lawsuit, the plaintiffs claimed that tests of the premium Jeeter joints indicate the products have a lower THC content than claimed, meaning "millions of consumers" were overpaying for a weaker product, according to USA Today.
They are seeking damages, restitution, injunction, and attorney's fees for the alleged unfair competition and negligent misrepresentation of DreamFields.
DreamFields denied the accusations.