December 24, 2006 06:19 pm
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STAYTON, Ore. (AP) — Workers sampling holiday cookies at a wood plant here complained of feeling lightheaded and dizzy, and police believe the secret ingredient might have been marijuana.
After interviewing employees, police said Thursday that drugged cookies left in a break room at the Weyerhaeuser Co. site probably were responsible for sending 15 workers to Santiam Memorial Hospital. One stayed overnight for observation.
Police are offering a $500 reward to nab the criminal who brought in the chocolate-flavored oatmeal cookies. They have no leads yet, Detective Bob Thomas said.
The incident raised safety concerns at the industrial site, which has no security checkpoint, said company spokesman Greg Miller.
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