LANCASTER TOWNSHIP – On March 31 in the early evening hours, A 6-year-old girl was playing in the backyard of her residence in the 600 block of Sterling Place in Lancaster Township, when she found a package of marijuana edibles on the ground. She opened the package and consumed several of the edibles without her parents knowledge. Later that evening the family assumed she was tired when they noted that their daughter was lethargic and withdrawn,
The following morning the Victim remained lethargic, had shallow breathing, and had a series of seizures. The family took the Victim to Lancaster General Hospital and subsequently transferred to Hershey Medical Center Children’s Hospital. Medical personnel determined that the Victim overdosed on marijuana edibles. Following several days of treatment to flush the substance from her system, the Victim recovered and is in good health. An investigation by the Lancaster Township Police and Lancaster County Children and Youth (CYA) determined that the overdose was accidental and not the fault of the parents. The backyard was searched by a police detective and a CYA social worker and remnants of an edible marijuana gummy package was found. The package was consistent with illegal (in PA) forms of edible marijuana.