Ron Strider
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Drinks laced with cannabis extracts have gone on open sale in Ireland.
But their distinctive leaf logos have been slammed for 'glamourizing' cannabis – especially among youngsters.
The Irish Sun purchased two drinks in a Dublin SPAR shop which both have the plants' leaf as the main image on the product.
C + Swiss Hemp Iced Tea contains syrup made from the fiber of a cannabis plant and not illegal in Ireland.
And energy drink Chillo, contains cannabis seeds, also legal.
But Fianna Fail's Jack Chambers — a campaigner for curbs on recreational drugs – believes that selling these drinks sends out all the wrong messages.
He said: "We're putting very graphic images on cigarette packages to try to deter people from smoking.
"But to think that there's a cannabis symbol on an energy drink is bizarre in the extreme. For kids especially, we shouldn't be normalizing the cannabis symbol.
They told us: "SPAR Ireland neither listed these products or their supplier.
"We have advised all of our independent retail partners against their sale."
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Full Article: Iced Tea and Energy drinks laced with cannabis extracts have gone on open sale in convenience stores in Ireland
Author: John Hand
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But their distinctive leaf logos have been slammed for 'glamourizing' cannabis – especially among youngsters.
The Irish Sun purchased two drinks in a Dublin SPAR shop which both have the plants' leaf as the main image on the product.
C + Swiss Hemp Iced Tea contains syrup made from the fiber of a cannabis plant and not illegal in Ireland.
And energy drink Chillo, contains cannabis seeds, also legal.
But Fianna Fail's Jack Chambers — a campaigner for curbs on recreational drugs – believes that selling these drinks sends out all the wrong messages.
He said: "We're putting very graphic images on cigarette packages to try to deter people from smoking.
"But to think that there's a cannabis symbol on an energy drink is bizarre in the extreme. For kids especially, we shouldn't be normalizing the cannabis symbol.
They told us: "SPAR Ireland neither listed these products or their supplier.
"We have advised all of our independent retail partners against their sale."
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Iced Tea and Energy drinks laced with cannabis extracts have gone on open sale in convenience stores in Ireland
Author: John Hand
Contact: Contact Us – The Irish Sun
Photo Credit: The Irish Sun
Website: The Irish Sun - latest news, sport, celebrities and videos
