FILE – A man holds a box of popcorn on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

FORT BRAGG, CA., 3/20/26 – A Willits man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly giving minors popcorn laced with THC at an event in Fort Bragg last summer, the Fort Bragg Police Department said.  

In July 2025, the Police Department received a report that an adult had provided popcorn suspected of containing tetrahydrocannabinol, to minors. More commonly known as THC, tetrahydrocannabinol is the psychoactive compound in cannabis. 

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