Woman who accidentally gave out cannabis edibles to Winnipeg trick-or-treaters sentenced to $5K in fines

A woman who accidentally put cannabis candies in bags to hand out on Halloween after running out of loot for trick-or-treaters in 2022 broke down crying in a Winnipeg courtroom on Monday, as a judge asked her to imagine what might have happened if a young child had eaten the drug-laced candy she gave them.

Woman who accidentally gave out cannabis edibles to Winnipeg trick-or-treaters sentenced to $5K in fines
A hand holds up a bag of cannabis edible candies wrapped in a plastic bag.

A woman who accidentally put cannabis candies in bags to hand out on Halloween after running out of loot for trick-or-treaters in 2022 broke down crying in a Winnipeg courtroom on Monday, as a judge asked her to imagine what might have happened if a young child had eaten the drug-laced candy she gave them.