C + Swiss Hemp Iced Tea contains syrup made from the fibre of a hemp plant and Chillo contains cannabis extract.
DRINKS laced with cannabis extracts have gone on open sale in Ireland.
But their distinctive leaf logos have been slammed for ‘glamourising’ 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 fibre 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 normalising the cannabis symbol.
“No product in Ireland should seek to normalise the cannabis symbol.”Last night SPAR Ireland said they did not believe the sale of the drinks was widespread.
A can of Chillo, one of the cannabis drinks on sale in Ireland
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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