Vending

Singapore bans vending machine snack containing hemp

Image provided by Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore.

January 9, 2023

The Singapore government has ordered the removal of a vending machine that contains a snack suspected of containing hemp seed flour, according to a press release.

The product, Piranha Power Pack Nuts, is suspected to contain hemp seed flour derived from the Cannabis Sativa plant.

Cannabis and its derivatives are listed by the Central Narcotics Bureau as Class A controlled drugs. The importation, exportation, possession, sale and consumption of controlled drugs or products containing controlled drugs is an offense under the law.

Anyone who purchased the snack should not consume it, the release said, and should dispose of it.