2 arrested after cannabis candies given to trick-or-treaters: Winnipeg police

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2 arrested after cannabis candies given to trick-or-treaters: Winnipeg policeMan, 63, and woman, 53, expected to face charges including distributing cannabis to minorsA 63-year-old man and 53-year-old woman were arrested after Winnipeg police allege they handed out cannabis candies to trick-or-treaters on Monday.Testing the candies for THC will take a while, but investigators believe the candies are THC gummies and appear to be "exact replicas" of the popular Nerds rope candies, McKinnon said.Dani McKinnon gives update on arrests:Update on cannabis candies found in Halloween candyInvestigators believe no one was intentionally targeted but the motive behind giving the candies out is still unknown, she said.There are extensive regulations in the Cannabis Act that prohibit packaging or labels that would make cannabis products attractive to young people, such as colourful wrapping, Oscapella said.If the THC candies were given out accidentally, Fraser doubts the same mix-up would have happened if they had been products legally purchased in Canada, due to the stringent packing requirements."

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