Edibles induce paranoia in New Jersey

The state of New Jersey appears to be suffering from a serious case of marijuana-induced paranoia.

On Tuesday, the New Jersey Attorney General released a ghoulish document warning parents of the dangers of people giving their trick-or-treating kids “marijuana candy.” But, as the Associated Press pointed out, there’s zero evidence anybody has ever done that.

“There is a significant presence of marijuana candy and other edible forms in New Jersey and nearby states,” the document warns. “The presence of these edible forms of marijuana poses a great risk to users, especially to children, who may accidentally receive marijuana candy during Halloween.”

The document also warns parents to wear “vinyl or non-latex gloves” when handling the candy, which they should promptly throw out after to prevent any “potential ingestion of any drug particles.”

The New Jersey Attorney General’s office didn’t immediately return VICE News’ request for comment, so it’s unclear if anyone at that office has ever actually used edibles. But a spokesperson for the office told the Associated Press that there have been “several instances” of children accidentally eating edibles — but didn’t respond to further questions about whether this ever happened on Halloween.

Weed experts say that’s unlikely.

“That is not something that I’ve ever heard of anybody ever being interested in doing or wanting to do or would think is ethical,” Evan Nison, executive director of the New Jersey group of the pro-marijuana legalization group NORML, told the wire service.