Suspect accused of handing out Halloween treats in weed bags

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According to the federal government, “legal cannabis products must meet the requirements of the Cannabis Act and its regulations, which set out rules for product quality, promotion, packaging and labelling. It was trick rather than treat for a South Chicago Heights man with a questionable sense of humour and no interest in age-gating when he allegedly handed out Halloween candy in bags believed to have previously contained cannabis. Indeed, the Timmins Police Service in northern Ontario issued a public safety advisory over candy that had been tampered with. Suspecting the gummies have been contaminated, those that have been turned in are now being tested at the crime lab, notes the police statement. In that case, the police say a complainant reported a needle was found inside one of the commercially prepared and wrapped chocolate bars.

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It was trick rather than treat for a South Chicago Heights man with a questionable sense of humour and no interest in age-gating when he allegedly handed out Halloween candy in bags believed to have previously contained cannabis.

Thanking the individual who turned over some yellow gummy bears potentially contaminated with cannabis, the South Chicago Heights Police reports the treats of concern are “packaged with no branding or print, in clear shrink film over silver foil with a black back panel.”

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