3 students become sick after eating chips

They're orange, twisted and resemble a popular snack, but they're called Weetos and apparently, eating them can make you high, Hollywood police say.

Three students at Driftwood Middle School in Hollywood became sick Monday after munching on Weetos Flamin’ Hot chips, police said.

An officer tested the snacks and found THC, the psychoactive compound that gives marijuana users a high, was present.

One of the girls who tried the Weetos was hallucinating, couldn’t stand and had a panic attack, the report said. She told school officials she ate an “edible.”

A second girl told police she thought she had eaten Cheetos but became sick and was taken to a hospital.

The father of a third child carried her from the school because she could not walk, police said.

The 15-year-old girl girl accused of bringing Weetos to school told an officer that all the students who tried the snack knew what was in the bag.

A label on the package, which police said smelled of marijuana, warns of possible health risks for consumers who should be 21 or older.

The girl was arrested on suspicion of possessing THC, a felony offense, and was released to the custody of her mother, police said. The girl was also suspended for 10 days and faces expulsion from school, according to her arrest report.

The girl told police a man gave her the snacks. As part of the open investigation, officers have not identified him or how he knows the child, Hollywood police spokeswoman Miranda Grossman said.

Rod Emerson, owner of the California company Weetos Edibles, says the product the children ate at the Hollywood school was not made by his company and that he only delivers within that state.

“It looks like a bootleg, and it’s happened before,” Emerson said. “That packaging is not mine. Our designs are not meant to appeal to children, and I’m not the guy shipping them to children.”

He said he is a father, denounced what happened to the school kids and said the products are only for adults.

Emerson said his product is “inspired” by FritoLay’s Cheetos and are made from them. In July, he said he’ll no longer rely on Cheetos as a base for his product and will use a new recipe.

A call and email seeking comment from Frito-Lay, the maker of Cheetos, and its parent, Pepsico, were not returned.