7-Year-Old in Pickens County Hospitalized After Mistaking Delta-8 Edible for Candy

In an incident that reads like a cautionary tale, a 7-year-old from Pickens County was hospitalized after consuming what he believed was candy, but was actually a Delta-8 infused edible, as reported by FOX 5 Atlanta. The young child, identified as Bryce Puddick, suffered symptoms severe enough to warrant an emergency hospital visit when he and three other boys became violently ill at Hill City Elementary School after ingesting the drug that mimics THC, which is legal for adults over 21 but can prove dangerous for children.

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