Dear Parent/Guardian,
CANNABIS OIL DISGUISED AS CONFECTIONARY
We have been asked to share the following information received from the Department of Education, following a warning from the Public Health Agency.
They are aware of products that look like familiar sweet products with colourful packets, familiar cartoon images and which are appealing to children, but that in fact contain cannabis extract, or THC (the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis).
A young child assessed in hospital had inadvertently consumed cannabis after finding what they believed to be a packet of sweets on the ground. While on closer inspection the sweet packet was labelled as containing THC, to all other purposes they looked like a common brand of sweets which are marketed for children.
Please note the additional information provided and photographs of the seized products. It is advised that should you have any further information relating to these incidents or similar circumstances please contact the PSNI and forward any information to DAMIS@hscni.net.
Yours sincerely
Miss McCooe
