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Man charged for allegedly lacing ice cream sold to consumers with THC

Marc Flore is charged with tampering with consumer products after allegedly lacing ice cream with THC and putting it on a shelf at a café in Newmarket, NH.

Steven Porter

By Emily Spatz

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A Maine man has been charged in federal court after allegedly lacing ice cream with THC before putting it in a freezer for customers to buy at a café in New Hampshire. 

Marc Flore, 43, is charged with one count of tampering with consumer products, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire said in a statement Thursday. 

Flore allegedly laced a batch of coffee-Oreo flavored ice cream with THC, a schedule I controlled drug, before putting it in a freezer with other batches of ice cream at the Roots Café in Newmarket, N.H. The ice cream was then sold to customers, according to charging documents. 

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In March 2023, several people checked themselves into regional hospitals after experiencing symptoms including dizziness, weakness, and high heart rates, the Newmarket Police Department said in a statement last year. Some of the victims — which included a child — tested positive for THC, the main active ingredient in cannabis that produces a psychoactive effect.

People became ill after eating “Angelo’s Amore” brand ice cream, police said. Roots Local Café is no longer purchasing ice cream from the brand, it said in a statement last year. 

“We are saddened by this news for those involved, as well as outraged that this could happen to anyone,” the café said in a Facebook post. “We are fully cooperating with the police and assure you that all his ice cream has been removed from this store.”

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Angelo’s Amore is no longer in business, the post said. Flore was the owner of Angelo’s Amore and opened a Newmarket location in June 2020, according to reporting by Sea Cost Online.

If convicted, Flore could face up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. 

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