SEATTLE — A fifth-grader was suspended after bringing edible marijuana to school and offering it to his classmates.
Highland Park Elementary sent a letter to parents saying none of the students consumed the marijuana-laced candy bar when it was brought to school last week.
I am truly embarrassed by what took place Wednesday. It is my goal to ensure that our students are safe,” said Highland Park Elementary principal Chris Cronas in a letter to Highland Park Elementary students and parents.
Seattle Public Schools told KIRO 7 the student got the candy bar from a family member who bought it legally at a medical marijuana shop.
The fifth-grader wrote an apology letter to the school’s principal asking how he can make it up to his peers.
"I feel bad, man, cause my daughter, she goes to elementary school, and of course I don't want her to ever face that or want to eat that stuff,” said parent Eduardo Ortega.
Seattle Schools sent KIRO 7 photos of pot and pot-infused products that they've confiscated since marijuana became legal.
Some of the edibles look like fancy chocolate.
"Minors now have unprecedented access to the drug,” Cronas said in his letter to parents.
In Colorado, emergency room visits for kids who eat edibles have soared after marijuana was legalized in the state.
Recently, Colorado passed laws which more strictly regulate the packaging of edible pot, but in Washington those regulations are strict only for recreational pot edibles.
One state legislator told KIRO 7 Monday night that medical marijuana is still the "wild west" and edibles aren't required to have warnings, or dosages, on their labels.
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