RICHMOND RCMP on Tuesday issued a warning to parents to carefully read the labels on their children’s treats after a child inadvertently consumed a candy containing THC.

At approximately 10:21 p.m. on Monday, Richmond RCMP were contacted after a child accidently ate a candy containing THC. The child had been trick or treating in a complex in the 10000-block of Auburn Drive.

The child was transported to a local area hospital by her parents after the child became sick. Concerned that other candy containing THC may have been handed out, the parents reported the incident to Richmond RCMP.

The child was trick or treating with other friends inside of a complex. No other children from the group have located THC candies within their treats, police said.

“While we hope this was not an intentional incident, we felt it was important to issue this public warning in the hopes of preventing any other child from inadvertently consuming a THC-based candy product,” said Cpl. Adriana O’Malley, Richmond RCMP Media Relations Officer.

“As parents we are urged to check our children’s candy to ensure its sealed and hasn’t been tampered with, but we may not be looking for candies containing THC. We are urging all parents to take that extra few minutes to ensure you read the labels carefully as well as tell your children what to look for on the label so that no other child is affected.”

Police said that based on the investigation, this appears to be an isolated incident as no other reports have been received. If anyone else locates THC-based candy amongst their children’s treats, you are asked to contact Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212.