I'm with YODA in saying

WTF?

"Howard County police said each gumball contained about one gram of marijuana. The state forensic lab has not determined if the level of THC in the gumballs is lethal, but authorities warned parents to stay on the lookout because the gumballs are dangerous if ingested by kids."

Fuck the authorities. Any authority that deserves my respect and compliance is one that doesn't distort that facts to promote scare-mongering. unlike the police