With drinks like Four Loko hitting the market, energy drinks combined with alcohol are a growing trend. However, anti-energy drinks are quickly gaining popularity and could be available in U.S. stores soon.

These drinks have the reverse effect of the energy drinks, causing a more relaxed feeling. Some are referring to them as marijuana drinks.

In Canada, there’s already a marketing push for Slow Cow, a drink that purportedly slows you down and makes you feel relaxed.

“I came to think that there is no beverage to help people slow down when they are stressed,” said Lino Fleury, creator of Slow Cow, in a Canada.com article. “Energy drinks are full of caffeine and they tend to increase anxiety, not relieve it.”

So what exactly do these drinks contain that make consumers feel so mellow? It just depends. Slow Cow contains L-Theanine, a natural ingredient that supposedly calms and relaxes the mind.

Drank is another one of these controversial anti-energy drinks, and according to drankbeverage.com, it contains chemicals such as melatonin and valerian root, all designed to make you calm.

But can you run out to the nearest supermarket or on-campus grocery store and buy a six pack of Drank? Nope. Not yet, anyway. But these anti-energy drinks are not banned by any legislation in Alabama.

A representative of the Lauderdale County Drug Task Force, who wanted to remain nameless, said, “They’re [also] not illegal in the way they’re marketed.”

He also went on to mention that it would be difficult for any action to be taken against a person in possession of a medical marijuana drink in Alabama.

He added that although they aren’t available for purchase in stores, there is no law prohibiting them to have in your possession. For a police officer, it’s impossible to arrest a person even if they’re publicly displaying marijuana drinks, because they aren‘t technically considered drug paraphernalia.

The medical marijuana drinks differ from anti-energy drinks in that they actually contain Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. THC is the psychoactive compound in marijuana.

Chief Bob Pastula said there isn’t a lot going for these anti-energy drinks in Alabama, and on campus.

“We still run into the problem with the [other] drinks,” he said, referring to Four Loko. “When you combine alcohol and caffeine, you run the risk of heart problems.”

But as for Drank and Slow Cow, there’s no precedent. It’s also difficult to determine the risks because, the representative for the LCDTF said, “There haven’t been any studies to determine the amount of [chemicals] in these drinks.”