Three-year-old, New Jersey boy hospitalized after ingesting weed edibles

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In New York state, cannabis has been decriminalized, but adult-use weed continues to be illegal. Two people face child endangerment charges following an incident in which a three-year-old boy had to be hospitalized after eating cannabis edibles that had been left in his home by his mother’s friend. Subscribe to the Cannabis Post newsletter for weekly insights into the industry, what insiders will be talking about and content from across the Postmedia Network. Want to keep up to date on what’s happening in the world of cannabis? As of Dec. 28, the child was still in critical condition at Hackensack University Medical Center, notes a statement Monday from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.

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Two people face child endangerment charges following an incident in which a three-year-old boy had to be hospitalized after eating cannabis edibles that had been left in his home by his mother’s friend.

New Jersey’s Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office regarding a child who was taken by ambulance to a Hackensack hospital after eating a cannabis edible and becoming lethargic and, ultimately, unresponsive. As of Dec. 28, the child was still in critical condition at Hackensack University Medical Center, notes a statement...

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