12 William Floyd Middle School students sickened after ingesting marijuana edibles, officials say

Pursuing charges for minors ingesting edibles may be difficult, said Jillian Snider, an adjunct lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan.

She said police and school officials should find out the source of the gummies and whether they were sold illegally.

“You can’t charge a 13-year-old with a violation. Very seldom would a prosecutor go after junior high students,” Snider said. “I don’t really see a prosecutor going after parents for gummies. There has to be some sort of intervention by school officials.”