Girl, 8, consumed a tub of weed gummies
A doctor in Nakhon Phanom is warning parents to be cautious of cannabis-infused products, after an eight-year-old girl in the province was admitted to hospital after developing a serious adverse reaction to gummy candies containing an extract of the psychoactive plant.
Wirasinee Ratanalert, a doctor at Thatpanom Crown Prince Hospital, posted the warning on his Facebook page on Monday.
The girl, she said, was brought to the hospital by her mother after she complained about feeling drowsy and began vomiting.
Initially, doctors at the hospital were baffled by her condition, but an interview with the girl’s parents revealed she had eaten a tub of gummies which had been given to her by a relative.
A urinalysis confirmed the girl had ingested cannabis, as traces of the plant’s psychoactive ingredients were found in her sample.
To prevent such incidents from happening again in the future, parents must be more aware of food and drinks containing cannabis extracts at home, especially in the presence of young children.
The post drew the attention of many netizens, who pointed out the notable lack of rules on product labelling and penalties against vendors who fail to warn their customers of cannabis’ side effects as being among the problem points.
Cannabis-based food and drinks became widely available after the Public Health Ministry decided to delist the plant as a narcotic.
Separately, netizens on the Facebook page “Jang Khao Chao Roi Et” (Spreading the News for Roi Et Residents) are urging a local school to tighten regulations around psychoactive plants and herbs on its premises, after a Grade 1 student reportedly drank kratom juice.
According to the Facebook page, the student was reportedly deceived by a Grade 5 student into drinking the kratom juice, mistaking it for green tea, while waiting for a school van to take them home after school.
The father of the child learned about the incident after a student who witnessed the scene posted the incident on Facebook.