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THC-Laced Candy Found in The Rio Grande Valley, Yet Another Reason to Check Your Halloween Candy.

Deandra Soto by Deandra Soto

THC-Laced Candy Found in The Rio Grande Valley, Yet Another Reason to Check Your Halloween Candy.

According to both ValleyCentral.com and Krgv.com THC laced candy has been found and seized by the Mcallen Police Department. They are urging parents to watch what their kids are eating as these candies are copying commercially available ones sold on the market. 

“A lot of this is coming down through the mail service, through parcels. So, it is just us being able to detect some of this at the schools, when we see it with our children,” DEA agent Rudy Maldonado said “I think parents need to be more concerned about this and look at what their children are bringing in.”

As stated in ValleyCentral.com due to THC-laced candy many parents such as Teresa King are afraid to allow their children to go Trick or Treating as this candy looked so similar to any other candy.

“It’s heartbreaking because these kids see these packaging, they don’t really take a look at them. They just grab them, open them up and that’s it,” King said. 

This is why according to ValleyCentral.com, Martin Garza, Doctor at DLC Pediatrics recommends that parents should not allow their kids to eat their Halloween candy until they can properly check the candy’s labels at home, as THC can greatly harm their kids.