Although banned in a number of EU countries, HHC – which is chemically similar to THC, the main psychoactive substance in cannabis – was still legally sold in Ireland as either a vape or in jelly sweets until July, when it was categorised as a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

HHC, a drug commonly used in some vapes or edibles, has been banned

Dr Bobby Smyth told The Hard Shoulder on Newstalk, that HHC is being used “by a growing minority of young people who seem to buy it with impunity.”