Phoenix-area preteens treated after eating edible marijuana at school

PHOENIX — Several students at a Phoenix-area charter school were treated for side effects of eating marijuana that they believed was candy.

Families at Incito Schools in Goodyear were told Tuesday that five children told school officials around lunchtime they felt lightheaded and had stomach aches.

The school, near Van Buren Street and 161st Avenue, called the fire department. First responders treated the 10- and- 11-year-olds “and confidently released them to the care of their parents,” the letter read.

“The students were found to be in good condition … none of them needed to be transported to the hospital,” police spokeswoman Lisa Kutis said.

Police said the children thought they were eating gummy candy.

The letter, posted to Facebook and signed by executive founders April Black and Amanda Jefferson and principal Jayson Black and assistant principal Beth Campbell, did not mention the edible marijuana.

But they did say some of the details that got out about the “unfortunate, isolated issue” was “misinformation.”

The group did note that police were investigating.

The effects of ingesting edible marijuana vary, depending on the individual.

Products infused with concentrated marijuana oils carry a different risk than smoking pot, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Effects can last longer and are worse on children than adults.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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