CDC: LA teachers ill from pot brownies
Associated Press
09/03/09 3:05 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES — Federal health officials say five preschool teachers in Los Angeles were sickened earlier this year after eating marijuana-laced brownies bought from a street vendor.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that police investigated the April incident, which occurred at an unidentified school.
A preschool teacher, who did not eat the snack but gave it her adult son, bought the brownies from a sidewalk vendor and shared them with her colleagues.
Five teachers ate one brownie each. The CDC says a sixth teacher took a bite and spit it out after complaining of an "unusual taste."
The teachers recovered within hours. A brownie sample tested by Los Angeles police found traces of marijuana.
The teacher who bought the brownies was not charged. Police have not found the street vendor.
