Yukos Allowed to Sell Hemp Vodka

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Voronezh city court has ruled that Yukos can legally sell its Cannabis brand vodka, Interfax reports. A case against Yukos had been filed by the State Service for Drug Control on April 21, accusing Yukos of violating the law against propagandizing drugs. The labels on the vodka bottles sold at gas stations belonging to Voronezhnefteproduct, a Yukos subsidiary, said the vodka had been prepared from hemp seed extract.

The conclusion of the psycholinguistic expert examination was that that the advertising on Cannabis vodka bottles does not propagandize drugs, but rather, is aimed at improving vodka sales. As a result, the court declared that Yukos was not guilty and closed the case. The State Service for Drug Control was obligated to return the confiscated vodka to Voronezhnefteproduct.


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