Virginia Mother Charged With Murder After 4-Year-Old Son Dies From Eating THC Gummies

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4. Different take on story from Law & Crime:

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/virginia-mother-charged-with-murder-after-4-year-old-dies-from-ingesting-delta-8-thc-gummies/

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“Detectives from the Child Victims Unit investigated the death and learned from doctors that the child’s toxicity level showed a high level of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol),” the SSO said in that post. “Detectives believe the child ingested a large amount of THC gummies.”

Marijuana alone has never resulted in a reported physical overdose in humans that is fatal – and is generally considered impossible by the medical community. Users can overdose in extreme situations.

Many outlets have misleadingly reported on the case as involving a form of “weed” or “marijuana edibles.”

An inquiry by Fox News, however, dispelled some of that typical confusion by revealing that Virginia authorities, when pressed on their claims, later clarified and explained that the gummy candies believed to have been consumed by the deceased child, Tanner Clements, actually contained “delta-8 THC,” citing SSO Major Troy Skebo.

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