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Local middle school students hospitalized after accidentally taking THC gummies

DAYTON — Three students at a Dayton middle school were taken to the hospital on Wednesday after police say they accidentally consumed THC gummies.

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Police were called to Edwin Joel Brown Middle School on Willowwood Drive around 9:45 a.m. on a medic assist, according to Sergeant Creigee S. Coleman.

“Three juveniles consumed THC gummies thinking that they were regular gummy candies,” Coleman said.

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One of the juveniles had reportedly gotten the gummies from his mother’s purse.

Medics took all three juveniles to an area hospital for evaluation. Coleman said they’re in non-life-threatening condition.

The matter is under investigation by Dayton Police Department detectives.

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