A general view of the cannabis plants displayed at the annual Expo Cannabis in Montevideo, Uruguay, December 4, 2021.
REUTERS/Mariana Greif/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 3 (Reuters) - More than 60 Jamaican primary school kids were hospitalized after eating potent rainbow-colored cannabis candy, the Caribbean country's education minister said on social media platform X, causing them to vomit and hallucinate.
"One little boy said he only had one sweetie," Williams said, adding several of the school children had been given intravenous drips to speed up recovery.
Radio Jamaica reported that the Ganja Growers and Producers Association of Jamaica was suggesting a public education program for responsible consumption by adults and to prevent consumption by children, as well as pushing for more packaging regulations.
Reporting by Sarah Morland; Editing by Josie KaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Mariana Greif, Fayval Williams, Williams, Sarah Morland, Josie Kao
Organizations:
Cannabis, REUTERS, Ocho Rios Primary School, Radio Jamaica, Ganja Growers, Producers Association of Jamaica, Thomson
Locations:
Montevideo, Uruguay, Caribbean, Jamaica, Ganja