Mexico parents charged after giving their kids marijuana to calm behavior

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A couple from Mexico, Missouri, was charged with multiple felonies Thursday after they reportedly admitted to police giving their young children marijuana to help with their behavioral problems.

Joseph L. Croghan and Makayla Lynn Croghan were each charged with drug distribution and three counts of first-degree child endangerment. Their children are ages 7, 5 and 4, according to court documents.

A witness reported to police last month that the Croghans had given their 7-year-old child a marijuana blunt while in a car, according to a probable cause statement. The witness allegedly told police they had witnessed similar behavior multiple times involving the 7-year-old and another child.

Medicinal marijuana is legal in Missouri for those 18 and over, and recreational marijuana is legal for people 21 and older.

Joseph Croghan admitted to giving the children marijuana and said it was done to calm their behavior after prescription drugs didn't work, the statement says.

No-bond warrants have been issued for the Croghans.