The Irish Medical Organisation's warning parents about the dangers of their children eating cannabis jellies.
Temple Street Hospital in Dublin says the problem has worsened this year - describing it as a 'new phenomenon'.
Six children under 10 have been hospitalised in the past six months, after eating large amounts of the jellies.
Some needed intensive care, and Dr Denis McCauley, from the IMO, says the products can be fatal.
"I think I would have grave concerns about the immature brain being exposed to these substances. These can have very significant psychological effects both in the acute phase and the chronic phase, I think these are particularly dangerous substances"
