Alert to users over toxic chemicals in some cannabis products

The seized cannabis jellies discovered by An Garda Síochána. Picture: Gardaí

Health experts are warning cannabis users after "toxic" synthetic versions of the drug were found in 70 cannabis products, including sweets and chocolate, that were seized in Ireland last year.

Both the HSE and the EU drugs agency are concerned at the increasing presence of synthetic cannabinoids in cannabis products, pointing out that they have caused “serious poisonings” and, in some countries, deaths.