Connecticut may sue makers of "Cocaine" drink

BOSTON, April 18 (Reuters) - Connecticut authorities on Wednesday threatened to sue makers of a canned energy drink called Cocaine, saying it "dangerously glamorizes drug use."

The Las Vegas-based manufacturer, Redux Beverages, will face legal action if it does not immediately stop selling the high-caffeine drink, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said in a statement.

It contains no cocaine but markets itself as "the legal alternative" to the real thing.

Its ingredients include legal stimulants like caffeine, guarana -- a South American seed that is a natural source of caffeine -- and taurine, an amino acid.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has also notified the company that the drink is illegally marketed as a street drug alternative and a dietary supplement.

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