{
  "id": 10140657,
  "title": "Berlin: THC Gummy Bears Sicken Several",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/berlin-thc-gummy-bears-sicken-several",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T04:44:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Berlin Spectator",
    "slug": "the-berlin-spectator",
    "url": "https://berlinspectator.com/2026/09/27/berlin-thc-gummy-bears-sicken-several/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Berlin's Senate Department for Health has issued a warning to residents against consuming THC-infused gummy bears after several people were hospitalized and one man died following consumption of the products. Multiple cases have emerged since last week, with people reportedly developing varying degrees of intoxication, symptoms consistent with opioid poisoning rather than typical cannabis reactions. The active substance involved has not been identified. The most serious case occurred on September 22nd in the Neukölln district, where a 42-year-old man went into cardiac arrest after eating a gummy bear. He was resuscitated by paramedics but died at the scene. Police are investigating but have not confirmed the product's responsibility for his death. A similar incident occurred four days earlier in Friedrichshain, involving a 30-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man, both showing severe impairment of consciousness and taken to hospital. Both received treatment with naloxone, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses, leading to suspicion that the gummy bears may have been laced with opioids rather than containing THC alone. Health officials have issued a warning to district authorities, hospitals, and counseling centers against consuming such products, emphasizing that the exact substance responsible has not been determined and testing is ongoing.",
  "summary": "Emergency crews were called to two separate incidents within days of each other, one of which ended in a fatality. Officials say the symptoms pointed to opioid poisoning rather than a typical cannabis reaction.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}