Ice cream with druggy names banned in Russian region
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia Whatever happened to chocolate, vanilla and strawberry? A court in southern Russia has banned the sale of Ukrainian ice cream under names alluding to drugs, such as "Your Hemp Dose" and "Poppy Fun."
Narcotics officers in the city of Rostov-on-Don filed suit after noticing the ice cream in kiosks.
Tests revealed no illegal substances in the ice cream. But authorities say research indicates the labels could "create and support" an interest in drugs made from hemp and opium poppy.
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