A 24-year-old man and two teenage girls were hospitalized Sunday after eating candy which contained high levels of THC, an active compound of marijuana.
According to the Blount County Sheriff's Office, a 15-year-old boy brought two packages of "Dank Grasshopper" Orange Gummies to the Hickory Valley Baptist Church in Friendsville.
The boy who brought the gummies has a mental disability, according to investigators.
They're trying to figure out where he initially got the gummies. The packaging was labeled "THC 900Mg - 2 Gummies/450 Mg per Gummy."
The boy then gave one package to another 15-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man. The 15-year-old opened the package, but didn't eat any.
The 24-year-old ate some of the gummies then gave the rest to a 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl.
Investigators said all three had negative reactions to the substance including seizures, hallucinations and vomiting.
As of Monday afternoon, the 15-year-old girl was in the ICU and the other girl is also recovering at Children's Hospital in Knoxville.
The 24-year-old victim was treated and released from the hospital.
