A SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WOMAN WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY AFTER SHE ALLEGEDLY GAVE HER DAUGHTER CANDY LACED WITH MARIJUANA LAST NOVEMBER. IT WAS FOUND IN THE GIRL’S POSSESSION AT SCHOOL.
WHEN QUESTIONED BY POLICE, 38 YEAR OLD SYLVIA RUBIO OF RADIUM SPRINGS TOLD DETECTIVES SHE HOLDS A MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD AS WELL AS A PERSONAL PRODUCTION LICENSE AND DID HAVE CHOCOLATE CONTAINING POT IN HER HOME. SHE ALSO TOLD THEM SHE GAVE GUMMIES CONTAINING T-H-C, THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN POT, TO HER DAUGHTER LAST SPRING TO HELP WITH THE TEEN’S ANXIETY.
CHARGES AGAINST THE MOTHER INCLUDE CHILD ABUSE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MARIJUANA TO A MINOR.
