TRACES OF MARIJUANA DETECTED IN TODDLER

A 17-month-old boy was hospitalized and his household under investigation
for child endangerment Wednesday after doctors found marijuana in his system.

The boy's mother brought him to San Jose Regional Medical Center at about
12:30 a.m. after returning home from work to find him ill.

"The child had been with a nanny, and the nanny said the child looked sick,
" said police spokesman Sgt. Steve Dixon. "He wasn't energetic and didn't
seem normal. The mother agreed and brought him to the hospital."

Doctors discovered traces of marijuana and notified police and Child
Protective Services. It was unknown Wednesday how much marijuana was in the
child's system or how great a health risk it poses, Dixon said.

The child lives on North Jackson Avenue with his parents and their two
roommates, Dixon said. Police believe marijuana was kept in one of the
roommate's bedrooms but do not know if the child inhaled secondhand smoke
or ingested the drug.

Compiled from Chronicle staff and news service reports