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Here's how Twitter reacted to Jon Snow smoking skunk on television last night

The programme is still trending this morning.

LAST NIGHT, DRUGS Live: Cannabis on Trial aired on Channel 4.

The programme aimed to explore the effects of smoking cannabis and saw venerable broadcaster Jon Snow try a bit of skunk.

He didn’t have a great time.
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The programme was watched by millions and is still the top trending topic on Twitter in Ireland this morning.

So, what did people make of it all?

It was kind of like eavesdropping on your parents.

Just heard the phrases "skunk weed" and "on the social media" on first few minutes of #drugslive it's like listening to my mum
— catherine de lange (@catdl) March 3, 2015

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In fact, there was something distinctly Partridge-esque about the whole thing

"Drugs Live: Esteemed newscaster Jon Snow, and former Royal correspondent Jenny Bond, get high on skunk" pic.twitter.com/X3E0Ac0hHQ
— Declan Paterson (@declanp92) March 3, 2015

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It all escalated rather quickly.

Jon Snow smoked skunk on TV tonight. The result? He felt 'wooly'. Then he got a little huggy. After it "robbed him of his soul."
— Paul Page (@pagep195) March 3, 2015

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Some wanted to give poor old Jon Snow a hug and tell him it was going to be okay.

I just wanna give high Jon snow a hug
— liz lemon (@stellzsz) March 3, 2015

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And people agreed that an MRI scanner probably wasn’t the place for him

Well. You're not exactly going to have a good trip in a bloody MRI machine. Come round mine Jon Snow, we'll listen to the Mac and eat cake
— Grace Petrie (@gracepetrie) March 3, 2015

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If Jon Snow was put in a cosy room with his mates and some food rather than sit in an MRI scanner he'd have had a much different opinion
— Jacob Hutchinson (@JacobHu13) March 3, 2015

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Despite not being a lot of craic, Snow did get an invitation from this guy

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While others worried whether the damage was already done

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At one point, Richard Branson showed up and advocated for the legalisation of drugs. It prompted this observation…

Branson's beard is made from drugs#drugslive
— Captain Kidd (@kidd_kong78) March 3, 2015

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And someone may have spotted an, ahem, enthusiast in the crowd

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Some felt that skunks were needlessly brought into the conversation.

Does anyone want to buy some skunk? #DrugsLive pic.twitter.com/rlUFmjwmIh
— Weird Horse (@WeirdHorse) March 3, 2015

Weird Horse / Twitter

And this guy pitched an Irish version.

We should do an Irish version of #drugslive and get Gay Byrne, a nun and Pat Mustard stoned. #CannabisOnTrial #Science
— Cormac Moore (@TheCormacMoore) March 4, 2015

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Hey, we’d watch that.

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Here's how Twitter reacted to Jon Snow smoking skunk on television last night

It was kind of like eavesdropping on your parents.

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

In fact, there was something distinctly Partridge-esque about the whole thing

It all escalated rather quickly.

Some wanted to give poor old Jon Snow a hug and tell him it was going to be okay.

And people agreed that an MRI scanner probably wasn’t the place for him

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Despite not being a lot of craic, Snow did get an invitation from this guy

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

While others worried whether the damage was already done

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

At one point, Richard Branson showed up and advocated for the legalisation of drugs. It prompted this observation…

And someone may have spotted an, ahem, enthusiast in the crowd

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Some felt that skunks were needlessly brought into the conversation.

And this guy pitched an Irish version.

TV reporter reacts hilariously to colleague’s sly dig about her outfit >

Here’s what the people behind #TheDress had to say on The Ellen Show >