Jamaica: Children in hospital after eating cannabis sweets - BBC News

Jamaica's education minister says some of the 60 students suffered hallucinations.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, None of the children who ate the sweets are said to be in a serious conditionBy Kathryn ArmstrongBBC NewsMore than 60 children have been taken to hospital in Jamaica after eating sweets containing cannabis, the country's education minister said.

Fayval Williams wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that the primary school pupils were from the St Ann's Bay area - about 80km (50 miles) from the capital, Kingston.

She said some children experienced vomiting and hallucinations.

None are reported to be in a serious condition.

"The doctors & nurses are doing all they can to ensure the students recover," Ms Williams wrote on X, adding that several of the children had to be put on an intravenous (IV) drip.