Mother Sentenced After Two Children Ingest Hallucinogenic Mushroom Chocolate

(Buffalo, MN) — A Minnesota mother has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after two young children became ill from ingesting a chocolate bar containing hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Forty-year-old Cassie Tauriainen of Buffalo pleaded guilty to fifth-degree drug possession after her five-year-old daughter and one of her daughter’s classmates consumed the chocolate.

The children became sick, and Tauriainen’s daughter was taken to the hospital, where doctors reported significant signs of impairment.

Earlier this month, she voluntarily transferred legal custody of her daughter to the child’s father.