Anonymous wrote:I was a super goody two shoes kid and even I searched through my parents closet just to see what kinds of things grownups had! Of course my parents were even more straight laced than me so it was a short and boring search.

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Anonymous wrote:I have edibles at my house and my oldest is in 4th grade (different school) and here’s my 2 cents: I believe parents have to be very careful where they put edibles and when they use them. These things look exactly like candy, and eating one in front of a kid but trying to explain it away is never going to work. Of course the kid is going to be curious.

I also think it is entirely possible that a 5th grader wouldn’t necessarily know they were edibles as opposed to maybe general candy or “special” candy but not understanding what makes them “special.” The info on the outside of the packages doesn’t say “THIS IS WEED” in huge letters. Would a 5th grader know that THC or delta 9 is actually pot?

Mine are hidden in my closet and I only use them after my kids are in bed. They have never seen me eat one and have never seen the jar—and I would know if they had because they would’ve asked me a million questions and are generally rule followers so they know to stay out of our bedroom in the first place. In addition, and most importantly IMO, mine came in a jar with a child-resistant lid (like what you see on a bottle of Tylenol). Even I have a hard time opening it. And it’s easy to put edibles in an empty Tylenol or other bottle with a child-resistant lid if they didn’t come that way.

Of course, those safeguards are only good until they’re not. Hearing about what happened at Key is a good opportunity for me and other parents to give careful thought to where we store our edibles and when/how we use them at home. I hope those parents of the kids involved are rethinking things and I hope those kids are ok!

yeah as a formerly bad kid who definitely smoked oregano once after searching the whole house for pot … that’s not enough! you need a safe, or even just move to vaping or smoking. because a nosy bad kid can get in a LOT more trouble with a jar of edibles as compared to a baggie of weed.

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Anonymous wrote:If they were sixth graders I have no doubt they knew what they were trying. Scary stuff

Key goes through 5th. I seriously doubt they did it on purpose.

Ok wow. You are in denial if you think kids this age aren’t experimenting with drugs and alcohol. They are and scary as it might be to you, talking to kids this age about it frankly and letting them
Know the dangers of taking pills, alcohol, edibles from anyone (even a friend) is super dangerous.

I had a 5th grader at Key last year. No, there was absolutely no experimenting with drugs or even alcohol.

I have a child at Key. I absolutely, genuinely believe the kids are super sweet and maybe they did not know exactly what they were consuming, but I find it hard to believe that they thought they were eating simple gummy bears. If my kid finds a (normal) bag of gummy bears lying around my house, she would pop a handful in her mouth within a matter of minutes. It feels unlikely that she would take the bag to school and distribute one each to her friends. The only way I envision her doing the latter is if she thought they were somehow “special” candies that she and her friends wouldn’t normally have access to (even if she didn’t know exactly how they were different). But I’ll defer to the poster with firsthand knowledge who says the children truly didn’t know.

+1. Being sweet doesn't mean you would never try an edible. Even sweet kids could be titillated to try pot, in gummy form, with the prevailing narrative that it's drugs but not really bad. A kid who thought he found a bag of 6 gummy bears would just eat them, not hand them out one per kid to chosen friends. Strains credulity.

"My mom bought some special gummy bears that she says are extra delicious and for grown ups only -- want to try one??" <-- I totally believe this could have happened.

Yes, parents who eat edibles probably make a point of telling their kids that they're "extra delicious," that makes perfect sense. Makes about as much sense as "these eleven year olds thought it was gummy bears but ate exactly one each." You guys are pretzeling yourself into knots to avoid the obvious conclusion here.

If an adult is consuming these gummy edibles in front of their child, then the child is likely seeing that the adult only takes one at a time. Understandable that the child would follow that example and only give one to each of their friends.

Careful what you do; children will see.

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Anonymous wrote:If they were sixth graders I have no doubt they knew what they were trying. Scary stuff

Key goes through 5th. I seriously doubt they did it on purpose.

Ok wow. You are in denial if you think kids this age aren’t experimenting with drugs and alcohol. They are and scary as it might be to you, talking to kids this age about it frankly and letting them
Know the dangers of taking pills, alcohol, edibles from anyone (even a friend) is super dangerous.

I had a 5th grader at Key last year. No, there was absolutely no experimenting with drugs or even alcohol.

I have a child at Key. I absolutely, genuinely believe the kids are super sweet and maybe they did not know exactly what they were consuming, but I find it hard to believe that they thought they were eating simple gummy bears. If my kid finds a (normal) bag of gummy bears lying around my house, she would pop a handful in her mouth within a matter of minutes. It feels unlikely that she would take the bag to school and distribute one each to her friends. The only way I envision her doing the latter is if she thought they were somehow “special” candies that she and her friends wouldn’t normally have access to (even if she didn’t know exactly how they were different). But I’ll defer to the poster with firsthand knowledge who says the children truly didn’t know.

+1. Being sweet doesn't mean you would never try an edible. Even sweet kids could be titillated to try pot, in gummy form, with the prevailing narrative that it's drugs but not really bad. A kid who thought he found a bag of 6 gummy bears would just eat them, not hand them out one per kid to chosen friends. Strains credulity.

"My mom bought some special gummy bears that she says are extra delicious and for grown ups only -- want to try one??" <-- I totally believe this could have happened.

Yes, parents who eat edibles probably make a point of telling their kids that they're "extra delicious," that makes perfect sense. Makes about as much sense as "these eleven year olds thought it was gummy bears but ate exactly one each." You guys are pretzeling yourself into knots to avoid the obvious conclusion here.

If an adult is consuming these gummy edibles in front of their child, then the child is likely seeing that the adult only takes one at a time. Understandable that the child would follow that example and only give one to each of their friends.

Careful what you do; children will see.

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Anonymous wrote:If they were sixth graders I have no doubt they knew what they were trying. Scary stuff

Key goes through 5th. I seriously doubt they did it on purpose.

Ok wow. You are in denial if you think kids this age aren’t experimenting with drugs and alcohol. They are and scary as it might be to you, talking to kids this age about it frankly and letting them
Know the dangers of taking pills, alcohol, edibles from anyone (even a friend) is super dangerous.

I had a 5th grader at Key last year. No, there was absolutely no experimenting with drugs or even alcohol.

I have a child at Key. I absolutely, genuinely believe the kids are super sweet and maybe they did not know exactly what they were consuming, but I find it hard to believe that they thought they were eating simple gummy bears. If my kid finds a (normal) bag of gummy bears lying around my house, she would pop a handful in her mouth within a matter of minutes. It feels unlikely that she would take the bag to school and distribute one each to her friends. The only way I envision her doing the latter is if she thought they were somehow “special” candies that she and her friends wouldn’t normally have access to (even if she didn’t know exactly how they were different). But I’ll defer to the poster with firsthand knowledge who says the children truly didn’t know.

+1. Being sweet doesn't mean you would never try an edible. Even sweet kids could be titillated to try pot, in gummy form, with the prevailing narrative that it's drugs but not really bad. A kid who thought he found a bag of 6 gummy bears would just eat them, not hand them out one per kid to chosen friends. Strains credulity.

"My mom bought some special gummy bears that she says are extra delicious and for grown ups only -- want to try one??" <-- I totally believe this could have happened.

Yes, parents who eat edibles probably make a point of telling their kids that they're "extra delicious," that makes perfect sense. Makes about as much sense as "these eleven year olds thought it was gummy bears but ate exactly one each." You guys are pretzeling yourself into knots to avoid the obvious conclusion here.

Anonymous wrote:I’m pretty cynical but I believe the kid who brought it to school didn’t know and hadn’t tried it. We don’t keep drugs at home, but if my 10 y/o DD found a stash of candy, she might just stick it in her backpack so as not to get caught eating it at home. To my chagrin, eating and sharing candy and gum at recess is very commonplace at her ES.

Anonymous wrote:I have edibles at my house and my oldest is in 4th grade (different school) and here’s my 2 cents: I believe parents have to be very careful where they put edibles and when they use them. These things look exactly like candy, and eating one in front of a kid but trying to explain it away is never going to work. Of course the kid is going to be curious.

I also think it is entirely possible that a 5th grader wouldn’t necessarily know they were edibles as opposed to maybe general candy or “special” candy but not understanding what makes them “special.” The info on the outside of the packages doesn’t say “THIS IS WEED” in huge letters. Would a 5th grader know that THC or delta 9 is actually pot?

Mine are hidden in my closet and I only use them after my kids are in bed. They have never seen me eat one and have never seen the jar—and I would know if they had because they would’ve asked me a million questions and are generally rule followers so they know to stay out of our bedroom in the first place. In addition, and most importantly IMO, mine came in a jar with a child-resistant lid (like what you see on a bottle of Tylenol). Even I have a hard time opening it. And it’s easy to put edibles in an empty Tylenol or other bottle with a child-resistant lid if they didn’t come that way.

Of course, those safeguards are only good until they’re not. Hearing about what happened at Key is a good opportunity for me and other parents to give careful thought to where we store our edibles and when/how we use them at home. I hope those parents of the kids involved are rethinking things and I hope those kids are ok!

Anonymous wrote:Any tips for talking to kids about this? I don’t want my child scared to share candy offered by a close friend.

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Anonymous wrote:If they were sixth graders I have no doubt they knew what they were trying. Scary stuff

Key goes through 5th. I seriously doubt they did it on purpose.

Ok wow. You are in denial if you think kids this age aren’t experimenting with drugs and alcohol. They are and scary as it might be to you, talking to kids this age about it frankly and letting them
Know the dangers of taking pills, alcohol, edibles from anyone (even a friend) is super dangerous.

I had a 5th grader at Key last year. No, there was absolutely no experimenting with drugs or even alcohol.

I have a child at Key. I absolutely, genuinely believe the kids are super sweet and maybe they did not know exactly what they were consuming, but I find it hard to believe that they thought they were eating simple gummy bears. If my kid finds a (normal) bag of gummy bears lying around my house, she would pop a handful in her mouth within a matter of minutes. It feels unlikely that she would take the bag to school and distribute one each to her friends. The only way I envision her doing the latter is if she thought they were somehow “special” candies that she and her friends wouldn’t normally have access to (even if she didn’t know exactly how they were different). But I’ll defer to the poster with firsthand knowledge who says the children truly didn’t know.

+1. Being sweet doesn't mean you would never try an edible. Even sweet kids could be titillated to try pot, in gummy form, with the prevailing narrative that it's drugs but not really bad. A kid who thought he found a bag of 6 gummy bears would just eat them, not hand them out one per kid to chosen friends. Strains credulity.

"My mom bought some special gummy bears that she says are extra delicious and for grown ups only -- want to try one??" <-- I totally believe this could have happened.

Anonymous wrote:This could’ve been worse. There have been reported cases of adolescent deaths and consuming edibles. There are synthetic psychoactives and all kinds of stuff added.