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Cannabis-flavoured alcohol is banned [UK]
#7722244 - 12/05/07 10:28 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Cannabis-flavoured gin, vodka and absinthe are banned from supermarket shelves December 4, 2007 - Daily Mail
Cannabis-flavoured drinks are being pulled from sale because they break marketing rules, an industry body said today.
The bottles of vodka, absinthe and gin have pictures of what looks like a cannabis leaf on their labels.
This association with drugs puts the drinks in breach of alcohol marketing rules, according to the Portman Group, which represents drinks producers.
The three drinks were made by Spanish firm Beveland SA. They were brought into the UK by Ultimate Brands Ltd, which has agreed to stop importing them.
Portman Group chief executive David Poley said the product packaging was a blatant breach of alcohol marketing rules.
"Too many young adults these days regard alcohol and illicit drugs as interchangeable. The industry must not contribute to this attitude but instead distance itself totally from illegal drugs," he said.
The three drinks are: Perigan's cannabis-flavoured gin, Iganoff cannabis-flavoured vodka and Rodnik's cannabis-flavoured absinthe.
Their marketing broke the Portman Group's code for the naming, packaging and promotion of alcoholic drinks.
The drinks' content - thought to include hemp - was not in breach of any rules.
A spokeswoman for Ultimate Brands Ltd said the firm would not import any further supplies into the UK.
The three cannabis-flavoured drinks were generally supplied to pubs and bars rather than shops, she said.
The Portman Group has nine member firms which together make up around 60 per cent of the UK's alcohol market.
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Re: Cannabis-flavoured alcohol is banned [UK] [Re: veggie]
#7722271 - 12/05/07 10:31 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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"Too many young adults these days regard alcohol and illicit drugs as interchangeable. The industry must not contribute to this attitude but instead distance itself totally from illegal drugs," he said.
That gave me quite the laugh.
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Re: Cannabis-flavoured alcohol is banned [UK] [Re: veggie]
#7722317 - 12/05/07 10:40 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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They can keep their alcohol, I'll keep my cannabis.
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Re: Cannabis-flavoured alcohol is banned [UK] [Re: SuperD]
#7723031 - 12/06/07 02:46 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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"Too many young adults these days regard alcohol and illicit drugs as interchangeable. The industry must not contribute to this attitude but instead distance itself totally from illegal drugs,"
I don't! When is the last time you saw someone vomiting from cannabis, laying in A&E with a rehydration drip, suffer liver failure, contract cancers of the liver, stomach, mouth and oesophagus, and worst of all, a hangover from Cannabis?
I'll stick to my hemp flavour lollypops.
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Re: Cannabis-flavoured alcohol is banned [UK] [Re: Visionary Tools]
#7723087 - 12/06/07 04:33 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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"Too many young adults these days regard alcohol and illicit drugs as interchangeable. The industry must not contribute to this attitude but instead distance itself totally from illegal drugs," he said.
Can somebody say "alcohol lobby".
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Re: Cannabis-flavoured alcohol is banned [UK] [Re: Seuss]
#7723140 - 12/06/07 05:33 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I wonder if this means that they'll ban the drink called "Coke"?
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Re: Cannabis-flavoured alcohol is banned [UK] [Re: FecalDildo]
#7723206 - 12/06/07 06:10 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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> I wonder if this means that they'll ban the drink called "Coke"?
Nope, goes well with alcohol.
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Re: Cannabis-flavoured alcohol is banned [UK] [Re: SuperD]
#7723908 - 12/06/07 11:06 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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SuperD said: They can keep their alcohol, I'll keep my cannabis.
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Re: Cannabis-flavoured alcohol is banned [UK] [Re: JackthaTripper]
#7724282 - 12/06/07 12:33 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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The bottles of vodka, absinthe and gin have pictures of what looks like a cannabis leaf on their labels.
Is there really any doubt there? It's quite obvious its a cannabis leaf... it says cannabis right on it...
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Re: Cannabis-flavoured alcohol is banned [UK] [Re: minesstudent]
#7725248 - 12/06/07 04:32 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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minesstudent said: "Too many young adults these days regard alcohol and illicit drugs as interchangeable. The industry must not contribute to this attitude but instead distance itself totally from illegal drugs," he said.
That gave me quite the laugh.
Word, ridiculous thing to believe.
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Re: Cannabis-flavoured alcohol is banned [UK] [Re: Loveless]
#7725828 - 12/06/07 07:13 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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> It's quite obvious its a cannabis leaf... it says cannabis right on it...
LOL that was too funny! +5
Anyways, so does this mean that I can't have a whiskey coke over there because people will think there's cocaine in it?
I'd really hate to have alcohol associated with cannabis. I'm surprised the cannabis lobby didn't beat them to it.
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Re: Cannabis-flavoured alcohol is banned [UK] [Re: boletusoftruth]
#7732186 - 12/08/07 07:59 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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boletusoftruth said:
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The bottles of vodka, absinthe and gin have pictures of what looks like a cannabis leaf on their labels.
Is there really any doubt there? It's quite obvious its a cannabis leaf... it says cannabis right on it...
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