B.C. child taken to hospital after getting cannabis candy: Police

Richmond RCMP is urging parents to double-check the candy their kids collected on Halloween after a child inadvertently consumed a cannabis candy.

According to Richmond RCMP media release, a child was taken to hospital after becoming sick from accidentally eating the cannabis candy.

The parents called the police, concerned other children may also have been given cannabis candy.

Police say the child was trick or treating at a complex in the 10,000 block of Auburn Drive, Richmond.

The child was trick or treating with other friends, none of whom were given a cannabis-infused candy.

"While we hope this was not an intentional incident, we felt it was important to issue this public warning in the hopes of preventing any other child from inadvertently consuming a THC candy-based product," Richmond RCMP Corp. Adriana O’Malley said in a media release. "As parents, we are urged to check our children’s candy to ensure it's sealed and hasn’t been tampered with but we may not be looking for candies containing THC. We are urging all parents to take that extra few minutes to ensure you read the labels carefully as well as tell your children what to look for on the label so that no other child is affected."

Richmond RCMP says it appears to be an isolated incident, as no other reports have been received.

An image of the candy containing THC does show that it could easily be mistaken for regular candy.

Anyone that finds THC andy among their children's candy is urged to call Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212.

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