New Jersey

Weed ‘Gummy Bear' Sends 14-Year-Old Girl to Hospital in New Jersey: Police

Classmate set to be charged with providing the marijuana edible, police say

What to Know

  • A 14-year-old girl in New Jersey was hospitalized after a classmate gave her a marijuana "gummy bear" that made her violently ill, cops say.
  • Fair Lawn police say the girl reported she was given the marijuana edible by 13-year-old classmate that would "stop her from stressing out"
  • The 13-year-old will be charged in family court; Subsequent investigation led to arrest of a 48-year-old for possession, cops say

A 14-year-old girl in New Jersey was hospitalized after a classmate gave her a marijuana "gummy bear" that made her ill, cops say.

Fair Lawn police say the girl reported she was given the marijuana edible by a 13-year-old classmate that would "stop her from stressing out."

The 14-year-old threw up numerous times and was transported to Valley Hospital, according to police. 

The "gummy bear" was confirmed to be a marijuana edible when it was tested at the hospital, police say.

The 13-year-old who provided the "gummy bear" will be charged on a juvenile petition in family court, police say, adding that witness statements also led to the arrest of a Jeffrey Klein, 48. Klein was charged with possession of hashish under 5 grams. He was released.

Attorney information for Klein was not immediately known. 

A subsequent investigation allegedly revealed that other edibles were given to additional students during school hours.

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