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Some tricks look like treats

By Sabrina Garone
Published October 31, 2023 at 5:25 PM EDT
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Edible marijuana samples are set aside for evaluation at a cannabis testing laboratory in Santa Ana, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. The number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana-laced treats rose sharply over five years as pot became legal in more places in the U.S., according to an analysis published Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2022, in the journal Pediatrics. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
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Edible marijuana samples are set aside for evaluation at a cannabis testing laboratory in Santa Ana, Calif.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman asks parents to check their children’s Halloween candy for THC gummies. A ballot measure in New Haven could change term limits for the mayor and aldermen. Advocates say algae blooms will take over Great South Bay without action from lawmakers. And the migrant crisis is at the center of New York’s budget talks.

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Sabrina Garone
Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.
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