Mum posts warning after three year old child consumes marijuana brownie and needs hospital

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AMARIN Thai Caption: Child, 3, accidentally eats marijuana brownie

 

Amarin TV reported that a three year old child who consumed a marijuana brownie needed hospital treatment. 

 

A teacher had contacted the parent to say that the child was shaking and couldn't walk properly.

 

The child has now recovered.

 

The family live in Pattani in the far south of Thailand and posted about what happened on Facebook.

 

The teacher said that the child had fallen asleep and couldn't be woken up.

 

The child was sleepy on the way to hospital after the parent decided to take the child there.

 

The parent was told by a relative of her husband that the child had ate the ganja brownie.

 

The child complained in hospital of being hungry and sleepy.

 

The mother warned other parents to be careful of their kids.

 

She refused to talk to Amarin citing negativity towards her family. 

 

The media made do with speaking to a baker in the area who said they would't put ganja in their brownies because it wasn't Halal. 

 

The baker said people in the area were putting ganja in their food secretly and this was a very bad thing especially for children.

 

A young person told them that smoking weed was fine but consuming it in cookies and the like was difficult to gauge the strength and thus this was particularly dangerous to children who might consume such products. 

 

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[daveAustin]

Idiots these shops putting it in their junk food. Perfect ammunition for the reefer madness dinosaurs and religious folk to get it all recriminalised because of the idiotic actions of a few. 

[Harsh Jones]

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The baker said people in the area were putting ganja in their food secretly and this was a very bad thing especially for children.

[richard_smith237]

Families stupid enough to put marijuana in cookies and leave them where children can get access to them are also the families whose children grow up with elevated risks... i.e. these are the families we read about who have lost children, drowned in a nearby pond... these are the families to take children on motorcycles without helmets etc...  

 

A 3 year old left completely unsupervised.....    Sadly, it seems par for the course in many areas of Thailand (and not only Thailand). 

 

The Marijuana hysteria is also getting ridiculous... People ’secretly’ putting it in food is outrageous and dangerous - those who do this should be dealt with legally. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[starky]

Ganja isn't the glaringly obvious problem in this story.

"The parent was told by a relative of her husband that the child had ate the ganja brownie."

So family then. Lol. 

 The mother also warned others to take care of their kids.

 ???????????????? couldn't make this <deleted> up. How about you take CARE of your own child in the first instance pillock? 

Edited August 4, 2022 by starky

[starky]

8 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Families stupid enough to put marijuana in cookies and leave them where children can get access to them are also the families whose children grow up with elevated risks... i.e. these are the families we read about who have lost children, drowned in a nearby pond... these are the families to take children on motorcycles without helmets etc...  

 

A 3 year old left completely unsupervised.....    Sadly, it seems par for the course in many areas of Thailand (and not only Thailand). 

 

The Marijuana hysteria is also getting ridiculous... People ’secretly’ putting it in food is outrageous and dangerous - those who do this should be dealt with legally. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any proof of people "secretly" putting pot in anything? Or do you think a deflection to avoid responsibility cos some stupid muppet in their family put ganja in a brownie then left it where a child could get to it?

 Ill go with the latter.

[richard_smith237]

8 minutes ago, starky said:

Any proof of people "secretly" putting pot in anything? Or do you think a deflection to avoid responsibility cos some stupid muppet in their family put ganja in a brownie then left it where a child could get to it?

 Ill go with the latter.

Read the article... 

 

29 minutes ago, webfact said:

The baker said people in the area were putting ganja in their food secretly and this was a very bad thing especially for children.

 

Secretly or otherwise....   leaving dope laced cookies around where children have access to them is outrageously negligent....  as is leaving a 3 year old unattended to get what they want from the kitchen etc.... 

 

 

 

 

 

[JonnyF]

I don't believe people are putting it in food secretly, it's expensive so why would they?

 

More likely the parents bought some hash brownies and left them where the kid could get them. No different to buying Alcopops and leaving an open bottle next to the kids bottle of squash then complaining about the evils of alcohol when the kid accidentally drinks it. Thais love to pass on the blame when they do something stupid.

[Pawpcorn]

Hungry and sleepy...

 

So much (of self-caused and created) drama, rush to hospital... overreact much?

Edited August 4, 2022 by Pawpcorn
My f f s got deleted, lol

[richard_smith237]

20 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

I don't believe people are putting it in food secretly, it's expensive so why would they?

 

More likely the parents bought some hash brownies and left them where the kid could get them. No different to buying Alcopops and leaving an open bottle next to the kids bottle of squash then complaining about the evils of alcohol when the kid accidentally drinks it. Thais love to pass on the blame when they do something stupid.

Valid points...  however, there have already been plenty of news reports of people, including adults unwitting consuming marijuana in food (in restaurant and home). It [Marijuana] had either been put in there secretly or simply clumsily without advertising the fact...  (special secret ingredient to bring he customers back, anyone ?).... 

 

As you mentioned - whether deliberate or not is somewhat moot in this case, the outstanding issue is the absence of care and supervision provided for a 3 year old... it could have been a bottle of bleach the child drank etc... 

 

Its easy to Monday-morning quarterback this... but many of us already have dealt with such potential issues before they could ever exist... so this just comes down to ’sh!tty supervision’... (or non existent which is often the case here).

 

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Our son is simply not allowed inside the kitchen without our supervision (because of the risk of hot things cooking etc)... 

Now he’s slightly older he can ask to go in and get something. 

 

He’s not permitted just go and get food (chocolate, biscuits etc), he has to ask, then he can go get what he wants.

 

We have the same rule for our balcony (his room on the 3rd floor) he’s simply not allowed on the balcony and the doors to his balcony are locked (key remains in his draw though). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 4, 2022 by richard_smith237

[peter zwart]

So that make it clear that they should allow smoking cannabis (20+) and prohibit that stuff in any kind of food. Much easier to control

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, daveAustin said:

Idiots these shops putting it in their junk food. Perfect ammunition for the reefer madness dinosaurs and religious folk to get it all recriminalised because of the idiotic actions of a few. 

People will do stupid things......

It is hardly a new concept to restrict the sources of the danger in some ways... ie like access to explosives, weapons and other poisons. 

I am not a dinosaur nor a religious person, but do not see a need for this drug beyond medical, and your insults really do not support your case either. 

[BritManToo]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The mother warned other parents to be careful of their kids.

Presumably mom should be arrested for possessing illegal edibles.

Or is this a made up story by Muslim extremists to try and change the law?

Doesn't obey the law of the land, doesn't obey the law of her religion, but it's somebody else's fault ..... not much hope for her.

 

Lets hope that family never uses rat poison or weed killer.

Edited August 4, 2022 by BritManToo

[JonnyF]

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Valid points...  however, there have already been plenty of news reports of people, including adults unwitting consuming marijuana in food (in restaurant and home). It [Marijuana] had either been put in there secretly or simply clumsily without advertising the fact...  (special secret ingredient to bring he customers back, anyone ?).... 

 

I don't really believe these stories. I mean, do people secretly dump Vodka into fruit smoothies they are selling so the customer gets a warm glow and comes back for more? No, because Vodka costs money, same as Marijuana does so it decreases their profit margin and annoys the customers who haven't even asked for it.

 

Personally I think it's inexperienced people taking too much, getting sick and then making up a story about someone sneaking it into their food to cover up their stupidity. 

 

The old, "Sorry for making a fool of myself at the office party, someone must have spiked my drink" story.

 

 

[Screaming]

It is very sad that marijuana had been decriminalized in Thailand. Innocent children will suffer and die because of this criminal decision.

[HappyExpat57]

If you actually believe people are secretly putting expensive pot in anyone else's food, well you MUST be high!

[malibukid]

3 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Idiots these shops putting it in their junk food. Perfect ammunition for the reefer madness dinosaurs and religious folk to get it all recriminalised because of the idiotic actions of a few. 

well what would expect from the parents here who routinely endanger their kids

[wombat]

[wombat]

1 hour ago, Screaming said:

It is very sad that marijuana had been decriminalized in Thailand. Innocent children will suffer and die because of this criminal decision.

i can't make up my mind if this is sarcastic trolling or you really are an idtent.

[ikke1959]

The people are so educated and instructed about ganja use and consequences.. that they think they can put it in everything for everybody without warning signs... 

 

The whole legalization is a farce without any information for public... They put it in noodle soup, food , cakes, drinks, and name it.....

[Spock]

2 hours ago, Screaming said:

It is very sad that marijuana had been decriminalized in Thailand. Innocent children will suffer and die because of this criminal decision.

Your ignorance of the plant's dangers are all too clearly on display.

[Spock]

33 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

The people are so educated and instructed about ganja use and consequences.. that they think they can put it in everything for everybody without warning signs... 

 

The whole legalization is a farce without any information for public... They put it in noodle soup, food , cakes, drinks, and name it.....

Or more likely one or two cases are sensationalised and stupid people believe they represent the tip of an iceberg rather than isolated exceptions. 

[The Hammer2021]

5 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Families stupid enough to put marijuana in cookies and leave them where children can get access to them are also the families whose children grow up with elevated risks... i.e. these are the families we read about who have lost children, drowned in a nearby pond... these are the families to take children on motorcycles without helmets etc...  

 

A 3 year old left completely unsupervised.....    Sadly, it seems par for the course in many areas of Thailand (and not only Thailand). 

 

The Marijuana hysteria is also getting ridiculous... People ’secretly’ putting it in food is outrageous and dangerous - those who do this should be dealt with legally. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Sadly, it seems par for the course in many areas of Thailand (and not only Thailand). "

LOL

You mean parental irresponsibility exists in the rest of the  world  too?

"Sadly, it seems par for the course in many areas of Thailand" 

Is thus meaningless and just  an unjustified criticism of Thailand for the sake  of it.

[Bangkok Barry]

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Read the article... 

 

 

Secretly or otherwise....   leaving dope laced cookies around where children have access to them is outrageously negligent....  as is leaving a 3 year old unattended to get what they want from the kitchen etc.... 

 

 

 

 

 

There is no proof whatsoever that anything was put in the brownie that the kid ate. Did the hospital state that the kid was suffering from marijuana poisoning? The kid probably ate too much brownie at one time as no-one was paying any attention and so became ill. Hardly unusual. But now, any health problem occurs and it must have been caused by weed. Utter nonsense and typical Thai over-reaction and hysteria.

If, as the baker claimed presumably - again - with no proof whatsoever, that people are adding something to the food which can be harmful, has that baker reported it to the authorities?

[richard_smith237]

7 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

"Sadly, it seems par for the course in many areas of Thailand (and not only Thailand). "

LOL

You mean parental irresponsibility exists in the rest of the  world  too?

"Sadly, it seems par for the course in many areas of Thailand" 

Is thus meaningless and just  an unjustified criticism of Thailand for the sake  of it.

Its valid criticism of the attitudes towards safety and the absence of responsibility of those tasked with providing primary care to children...   

Very warranted... based on frequent and utterly avoidable deaths of children in Thailand...  drownings in village ponds, in khlongs and rivers, children unrestrained in cars, on motorcycles without helmets.. the list goes on....

 

So you were partially correct, my comment was criticism of Thailands attitudes towards safety, but that criticism is very far from being unjustified - it is wholly justified. 

 

 

An absence of adequate supervision is the very reason this news story exists. 

 

And yes, parental irresponsibility exists elsewhere and it deserves criticism wherever it exists... But just read a lot more of it here than I do in the UK news for example. 

 

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

13 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

There is no proof whatsoever that anything was put in the brownie that the kid ate. Did the hospital state that the kid was suffering from marijuana poisoning? The kid probably ate too much brownie at one time as no-one was paying any attention and so became ill. Hardly unusual. But now, any health problem occurs and it must have been caused by weed. Utter nonsense and typical Thai over-reaction and hysteria.

If, as the baker claimed presumably - again - with no proof whatsoever, that people are adding something to the food which can be harmful, has that baker reported it to the authorities?

An equal argument, there is no proof that the cookie the child ate didn’t contain marijuana.

Clearly there were 'marijuana laced cookies’ in the house.

 

Thus, with access to such cookies it was a possibility the child ate one,  given the child's symptoms, that possibility becomes a probability.  

[BangkokReady]

5 hours ago, Pawpcorn said:

Hungry and sleepy...

The child also said that her father's Deep Purple LP sounded way better, for some reason...

[Purdey]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The parent was told by a relative of her husband that the child had ate the ganja brownie.

Who on earth gives ganja brownies to kids? Must have been a relative. While it isn't poisonous, it is highly irresponsible to give a child even mild drugs even as a joke. 

[The Hammer2021]

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

An equal argument, there is no proof that the cookie the child ate didn’t contain marijuana.

Clearly there were 'marijuana laced cookies’ in the house.

 

Thus, with access to such cookies it was a possibility the child ate one,  given the child's symptoms, that possibility becomes a probability.  

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14470540/teen-mum-pretty-little-thing-baby-die/

And hundreds more  stories like this suggesting you just seem to have  an obsession  with making critical  generalisations about Thailand  without context being blind to  the faults of your own  country.

 

[fabruer]

Now, if anyone could please explain to me how marijuana could be put into food secretly as this baker claimed. ????????????

 

No clue the guy and, by extension a few members of this forum as well it seems. Really the only way I could think of is lacing a cookie with marijuana butter or oil. And that's not how it's generally done to be honest.

Sprinkling parts of the plant onto food does exactly 0 witg regards to psychoactive effects. Zero.

 

I think it's a bogus claim by a baker who has actually no idea what he is talking about but jumped on his chance for 15 minutes fame.