While in Varaždin picking up his daughter from training, the actor witnessed a disturbing scene: a girl of about 12 asked him to buy her two grams of 'Amnesia,' and an adult man obliged.
Croatian actor Jan Kerekeš shared a concerning situation he experienced in his hometown of Varaždin on social media. As he described in a post dated August 13, 2026, while on his way to pick up his daughter from training, a girl he estimates to be around 12 years old approached him and asked him to buy her a mild intoxicant known as 'Amnesia.'
Kerekeš detailed the conversation that caught him off guard. The girl asked him, "Could you buy me 2 grams of Amnesia in that shop over there?" The actor, as he states, immediately understood what was going on but wanted to test her resolve, so he asked her what she wanted him to buy. "Fully aware of her answer, she said, '2 grams of Amnesia. They won't sell it to me,'" Kerekeš recounted in the post reported by Hype TV. According to him, the girl told him that her parents wouldn't allow her to buy it.
Caught off guard, the actor briefly told her, "Sweetheart, go home, your mom is waiting for you." He added that he sincerely hopes her mother is indeed waiting for her and will recognize her. In his estimation, the girl had nicely done eyelashes and dreamy blue eyes, and he believes it wasn't her first 'Amnesia.' Her equally young friend wore black glasses.
What further enraged Kerekeš was the action of an adult man who happened to be nearby and decided to fulfill the minors' request. "The 'hero' of this story is an adult man with blond hair. When he looked around for a shop where he could buy drugs for the girls, everything was clear to him. He consciously decided to do it. I hope you're proud of yourself. Shame on you," the actor wrote, as reported by Krapinsko-Zagorski.
In another version of his post, Kerekeš described the man's eyes as "big and clear," emphasizing that he understands everything and consciously chose to do it.
Although aware of the sensitivity of publishing photos of minors, Kerekeš explained that he did so solely for preventive reasons. According to him, the published photo shows two minors and an adult man. "I apologize for photographing someone's children and the man who bought them drugs, but I hope this photo will help at least one child and at least one parent," he said.
He also appealed to parents to react if they notice similar situations. "If anyone ever sees my daughter or any of my friends in such a role, feel free to photograph them and publish it because this must not happen," he added. Finally, he addressed his fellow citizens with a clear message: "That's not our Varaždin."
This incident also sparked a discussion about hemp products available on the Croatian market. As Sanja Mikulić, head of the Addiction Service at the Croatian Institute of Public Health, previously pointed out for srednja.hr, the term 'Amnesia' can refer to various hemp products and does not necessarily indicate a specific type of product or an illegal drug. Under this name, items with a low THC percentage sold as CBD products can also be found.
Mikulić explained that the 0.2 percent THC threshold, according to the Act on Combating Drug Abuse, primarily applies to industrial hemp and some products derived from it, while finished products offered on the market are subject to other rules depending on their purpose and composition. Special rules apply to food, dietary supplements, beverages, oils, and other consumable products, and EU regulations on novel foods also apply. She also warned that based solely on a label indicating a product has less than 0.2 percent THC, one cannot conclude that it is safe for health.
Kerekeš concluded his post without naming the exact store, to avoid giving it free publicity. The responses to his post sparked a heated debate about how easily potentially dangerous substances are accessible to minors and the need for stronger street-level control.
