Student goes crazy after eating ‘forbidden fruit’

A taste of the 'Forbidden Fruit' almost cost a college student her sanity earlier this week.

The 20-year-old, Mary*, said her world began spinning after she consumed cannabis in sweet treats. Mary said that she visited Ocho Rios, St Ann, on Monday, where she encountered a man who was selling weed brownies. She purchased some brownies as well as some gummy bears called 'Forbidden Fruit', which the vendor told her would give her a vibes. The price was $2,000 but the cost has turned out to be immeasurable.

"Upon arriving at my destination I had eaten the brownie and two gummy bears. I swam for about 30 minutes and went back to my car and ate two more of the gummies. They tasted like regular gummy bears and had no taste or smell of weed in them," she said. About an hour later, Mary said she began feeling light-headed, and soon began to hallucinate.

"I felt like my friends were against me or were trying to harm or even kill me. I started to think all type of crazy stuff. I drank some water and then everything got super loud, and my friend who I was travelling with looked like a giant. Then my head started to get tight, like my skull was about to burst. Everything was blurry," she said. Before long, she started vomiting and bleeding from her nostrils.

"I wanted to call my mother but I couldn't even remember my password. By the time I got to the hospital I was passed out, and when I was revived I couldn't even recognise my own mother. Even after the doctor gave me some medications and drip I couldn't walk," she said. Mary said she is still feeling side effects.

I could have died

"What he sold me had some white powdery substance in it, but he told me it was sugar. I am convinced it is more than weed that this man sold me. I could have died, and honestly I am not sure if by the next six months I will not be eating out of a rubbish pan. I honestly don't know what is going on inside my brain. One minute I am fine and the next minute I am walking super fast with my head down. I am talking really slow too," she said. Mary also said that she is struggling to make 'simple decisions' like showering or what to eat.

"I even went to the shop and turn back twice because I forgot what I was going to buy. I am losing my mind and I can't do anything about it. I am training to be a flight attendant and I can speak Spanish and Arabic but honestly, my future isn't that clear right now," she said.

Psychiatrist Dr Geoffrey Walcott said marijuana-based edibles are highly potent and should not be consumed.

"The Ministry of Health and all well-thinking professionals, including those that advocate for medical usage of marijuana, do not support the usage of edibles as the dosage is exceedingly high," he said.

*name changed on request