CHICAGO – Police are investigating gummy bears that were reportedly laced with marijuana after more than a dozen Naperville North High School students were taken to the hospital after becoming ill from eating the candies.

Students told police the gummy bears contained marijuana, but police have not yet confirmed their story and are currently testing samples confiscated from the school on Tuesday, according to CBS Chicago.

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The Chicago Tribune reports:

Naperville District 203 Superintendent Dan Bridges said police and fire departments were called to the school at Ogden Avenue and Mill Street after students reported feeling sick Tuesday morning. Naperville Fire Division Chief Andy Dina said 14 students were taken to the hospital.

Police Commander Jason Arres told the Tribune a 17-year-old student was questioned in connection to the candy, but no criminal charges have been filed. About a dozen of the 14 students transported to Naperville’s Edward Hospital ate the gummy bears and all were released after treatment on Tuesday.

“Their symptoms include fast heart rate, dizziness and dry mouth, or some combination of those,” Edward Hospital spokesman Keith Hartenberger told the Tribune on Tuesday.

Daryl Wilson, director of EMS at Edward, told CBS Chicago each student ate only one gummy bear, which seemed to indicate the students knew the candy contained a “non-toxic intoxicant.”

“You eat gummy bears, those are pretty tasty,” he said. “Why would you want to have just one – unless you know there’s something else in the gummy bear?”

Bridges said he was disappointed by the students’ decisions.

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“Anytime we have students who are put in a situation where their health is at risk, their health is questioned, I am disappointed,” he said.

Both the Naperville School District 203 and the Naperville Police Department notified the public about the ordeal via Facebook.

“Today at Naperville North High School, 14 students were transported to Edward Hospital for medical treatment. We can confirm 12 are being treated as a result of consuming gummy bears that may contain another substance,” the district posted Tuesday. “This candy made those students both uncomfortable and sick, so they were taken to the nurse’s office for care. For safety precautions, the students were transported to Edward Hospital to receive medical attention. Each student had varying degrees of discomfort and subsequent treatment.

“Currently, 2 students are in stable condition and are undergoing evaluation, while 11 have been treated and released,” according to the statement, which vowed to “continue to review the specifics of the situation” and “address it appropriately.”

Bridges told the Tribune that school social workers, counselors and other staff will talk to students about the incident and making smart choices, while Arres believes the incident serves as a reminder to students that they should not “take everything for face value what someone is giving you.”