Young boy hospitalized after overdosing on THC gummies at Super Bowl party

At a Super Bowl party, the 11-year-old Ryan Gill of Staten Island, New York, was taken to the hospital after consuming THC gummies he thought were candy. Ryan's mother, Veronica Gill, is urging New York City mayor Eric Adams to take action to stop possible disasters involving edibles.

Veronica noticed her son “acting really strange” after coming home from a get-together at their friends’ house.

Veronica said:

“My son was sitting on the couch with me, and he started zoning out. At first, I thought he was pretending because he opened his eyes wide and laughed. Then he would zone out for a minute again, then open his eyes wide and laugh."

She added:

“He started saying ‘Mom, I feel really weird.’ He was hearing voices. Then he started shaking … I thought he was maybe having a seizure.”

The mother-of-three rushed Ryan to an urgent care center, where his elevated heartbeat led doctors to call an ambulance to transport him to the ER at Richmond University Medical Center. After enduring a number of tests, including a CAT scan, it was discovered that Ryan had unknowingly eaten a significant amount of THC.

Veronica was further disturbed to find out that her son had taken the gummies from a drawer at the “straight-laced” party-throwers home. Gill noted that she was not upset with her friend, who hosted the Super Bowl party where Ryan consumed the gummies.

Gill said:

“When [my friend] went back to check the drawer after we told her what happened, she realized that the candy had THC in it. She called us hysterically crying."

Apparently, she is upset at how the edibles look similar to that of regular candy and its packaging.

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Who Veronica Gill is mad at for the gummies her son ate at Super Bowl party?

Not only is Veronica upset at how the candy looks, but she is also concerned about how small THC warnings buyers can miss.

Veronica said:

“A lot of people have said ‘How did she not know [they were edibles]?’ And I tell them, ‘I wouldn’t know.’ People that use that stuff know. People that don’t, don’t even think to look [for THC warnings]. I’m really not blaming the homeowner at all, because they’re also a victim of this packaging.”

Per Ryan's mom, he stayed overnight in the hospital, resting and taking in liquids as the symptoms were fading away.

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