Pot popsicle lands high (school) student in hospital
No, that’s not a brain freeze. Forget brownies (so 2014), Costa Rican kids are turning to ice cream get high.
A 14-year-old student at a high school in El Guarco, Cartago was admitted to Max Peralta Hospital under the influence of marijuana she consumed as ice cream, according to a statement from the Public Security Ministry Friday evening. A friend of the apparently unwitting drug user gave the student the THC treat. The dessert was an apretado, a kind of home-made popsicle frozen in small bags.
Police reportedly called the girl’s parents and issued a public call for students to avoid anything handed to them in the street (like strange frozen things in plastic bags).
Edible marijuana has taken off in U.S. states like Colorado, which legalized recreational marijuana use. Law enforcement there has expressed concern over the home-made marijuana treats, from candies to brownies to other desserts, because the THC used in them is not regulated by state law.
The police statement assured all that the girl “received medical attention and was out of danger.”
You may be interested
Slothy Sunday: Onward and upward
Duncan Coleman - February 23, 2020January 26, 11:20 a.m. was the last time I saw Pebbles. Pebbles, the tamandua anteater I had been observing and…
Pic of the Day: Hot chocolate with a garden view
The Tico Times - February 22, 2020Minutes outside of San José toward Cerro Zurquí, Sibú Chocolate serves some of the finest Costa Rican delicacies around. Their…
After public criticism, Costa Rican gov. repeals decree that created department with access to ‘confidential’ information
The Tico Times - February 21, 2020The Costa Rican government repealed a decree that had created a Data Analysis Unit, after public criticism questioned its purpose…
