Toddlers hospitalized after eating edibles
Two toddlers in northern Arizona have been hospitalized after ingesting edible gummies containing marijuana.
According to AZ Central, Francis Mendoza-Keel, who has a medical marijuana card according to his wife, was taken into custody by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office. He was booked on two counts of child abuse for allowing the children to consume the edibles, according to a press release Thursday.
The children’s mother, Ciara Mendoza-Keel, said she noticed her older daughter staggering and eventually collapsing.
They took her to the Yavapai Regional Medical Center where she was transported via helicopter to Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
Initial toxicology tests confirmed they both tested positive for THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana. The older daughter is believed to have ingested four 50 milligram marijuana Sour Rainbow Belts.
