The cannabis awareness leaflet was produced by young people in the mid-1990s and featured an image in the style of a Rizla packet. Leaflets had been bought in bulk by Connexions for drug information packs but have now been withdrawn after some newspapers criticised it for encouraging drug use.
A Connexions spokesperson said: "There is quality control, but there will be a new framework to check things." A spokesperson for the DfES added: "The leaflet was a complete mistake made by Connexions' distributors. It sent out the wrong message and we have asked all partnerships to withdraw it."
The leaflet had been produced by young people at the Clued-Up project in Fife. Project manager Laura Crombie said: "The leaflet was taken out of context - for example, the purpose was to make vulnerable young people aware of what a hash cake was, not encourage them to take it."
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