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High-Risk Cannabis Found In Vapes Across The Country

Photo: Rolling News

A HSE investigation has found the products available both in shops and on the black market.

High-risk synthetic cannabis has been found in vapes being sold across Ireland.

A HSE investigation has found the products available both in shops and on the black market.

An investigation carried out by the HSE's Emerging Drug Trends Laboratory examined 76 vapes or vape juice so far this year.

It also looked at edibles sold by shops in towns and cities across the country, and on the illicit market.

It found 28 of those contained semi-synthetic cannabinoids, they're lab-produced products designed to mimic the effects of cannabis.

They've been linked with serious physical and mental health harms, severe intoxication and long-term psychosis and psychotic disorders.

Of the products examined by the HSE 8 contained potent synthetic cannabinoids, 10 had a compound linked to lung disease, 12 contained cannabis itself or related compounds and 41 were found to have CBD.

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