Pot brownies get dad in trouble

A father has been charged after his 5-year-old daughter got sick after eating marijuana-laced brownies she found in the family's home.

The girl's father, dropped his daughter off at his mother's home because he was going to a concert. Later that evening, the grandmother noticed the child was lethargic, her pupils were dilated and she was acting "strangely." She also had what the grandmother called an "unusual appetite."

When the girl said she had eaten brownies that were on top of the stove at home, the grandmother took the child to the emergency room at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Police were called to the hospital at 1:51 a.m. Sunday, after tests came back positive for the presence of marijuana in the girl's bloodstream.

The father, who is not being named to protect the child's identity, was arrested at the hospital, and then charged Monday with felonious possession of marijuana, as a second offense, and with misdemeanor obstruction of an officer, according to court records.

If the father is convicted, he could face 18 months in prison on the felony count plus two years of extended supervision, and nine months in jail on the misdemeanor count. Each charge also carries a maximum $10,000 fine. Click here to read the article.