Lidl raid because of hemp products from start-up

The discounter had included products from "The Green Dealers" in its range. Now the police want to take a closer look at the goods.
News by Nils Wischmeyer Nils Wischmeyer · Stuttgart, 16. August 2021

The discounter had included products from "The Green Dealers" in its range. Now the police want to take a closer look at the goods.

Lidl and the start-up The Green Dealers have got into trouble with the police. The discounter had included various hemp products from the still young company in its range, including "hash brownies", "cannabis energy drinks" and "cannabis cookies". Although these contain CBD, which is short for cannabidiol, they were not intended to have a psychoactive effect.

However, there were problems with the police. Investigators in Rosenheim seized individual products. They wanted to examine them more closely, whereupon Lidl initially removed all of the start-up's products from its range. The discounter told the German press agency dpa that it was working closely with the authorities. Apparently, it is a possible violation of the Narcotics Act. A spokesperson for the public prosecutor's office in Heilbronn said that they are therefore investigating whether the products contain THC or CBD.

The products were manufactured by the company Euphoria, whose distribution service provider The Green Dealers apparently arranged the deal with Lidl. Just a week ago, the founder of The Green Dealers, Arnim von Brunn, proudly posted about the campaign. "A year ago it was just an idea. Now there will be 1.5 million first-time buyers! Lidl and The Green Dealers are rocking Germany - with Euphoria!", he wrote on Linkedin, quoting a few figures: "3,350 stores, 21 red-hot cannabis food products, 100% legal".



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