At least 23 festivalgoers have been transported to OhioHealth after overdosing on potent THC-laced candy at EST Fest in Butler, OH, according to NBC's Columbus affiliate.
While initial reports confirm at least 23 patients have overdosed at the Ohio Dreams park, Richland County Sheriff Steve Sheldon told the Richland Source that "there were approximately 20 to 50 overdoses during the performance from one of the acts."
Per the Source:
According to multiple reports, event goers were given Nerd candy packets that were laced with an opiate. The sheriff's department has reported victims have been treated with naloxone, a drug used to combat overdose incidents. No deaths have been reported.
The Richland County Sheriff's Department did not immediately return a request for comment.
UPDATED 8/8/16 2:30 p.m. ET: 28-year-old Matthew Lee Grosshas been arrested on a felony drug-trafficking charge after two dozen people required medical attention at Ohio's EST Festival over the weekend, according to Billboard. 24 people were classified as having overdosed on THC-laced candies at the festival, although the commander of a regional drug task force disagreed with characterizing the events as overdoses since no one lost consciousness.
