12-year-old Cork boy ‘didn’t know where he was or his mother’s name’ after vaping HHC

A 12-year-old boy from West Cork had to be hospitalised after vaping HHC, a legal product that has some of the properties of cannabis, and was so affected by the drug he did not know where he was or his mother’s name, a councillor told this week’s meeting of Cork County Council.
West Cork Social Democrats councillor Isobel Towse said two cases were highlighted to her in Clonakilty of people hospitalised after vaping HHC.
“It is a man-made chemical, developed from CBD. While both CBD and HHC are legal, CBD is natural and non-psychoactive, whereas HHC is artificial and psychoactive.”
Ms Towse said the vapes that had been used in both of the cases that had been highlighted to her were the same brand.
“I’m appealing to people to resist purchasing this product,” she said. “The potential risks are too high.