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Georgia Group Seeks Ban of Marijuana-Flavored Candy
11-13-06|FoxNews.Com

A group of residents plans to ask county commissioners Tuesday to ban the sale of marijuana-flavored candy in Cobb County.

Christine Able, executive director of the Osborne Prevention Task Force, said she is concerned the candy encourages children to use drugs.

Companies who sell the candies say the lollipops, gum drops and other treats are geared toward adults and that they advise retailers to sell the candy only to people 18 and older.

Corona, Calif.-based Chronic Candy uses marijuana-related slogans in its marketing and claims "every lick is like taking a hit." Its hemp-flavored candy is packaged with images of bright green marijuana leaves.

The Web site for Chronic Candy acknowledges using "hemp essential oil" in its products, but maintains that the oil is not illegal.

"One of our goals is to reduce the interaction youths have with drugs," Able said. "[Chronic Candy] is considered a gateway product. It's opening the door to wanting to try the product for real."

Able said the task force plans to plead its case to the board during Tuesday's public comment period at the commission meeting. The task force will present a petition with 500 signatures that calls for the removal of Chronic Candy and similar products from stores in Cobb County.

Cobb County Commission Chairman Sam Olens said the county could draft an ordinance to address the candy, but it could lead to a lawsuit by candy vendors or the manufacturer.

"We have the ability to enact ordinances, but the question is whether or not a particular ordinance would be legal," Olens said.

Olens compared the debate over the candy to movements in other cities to ban certain kinds of fat.

 

newgrowerNY

Not to sure about this one. The fear of marijuana runs deep. All I know is if you make something "forbidden" more kids will want to try it for that reason alone. With all the press surrounding marijuana, the buzzwords are coming out , like gateway product (as they say that is what marijuana is .. now its candy .. ). What amazes me the most, is how these anti-marijuana folk can pretty much state what ever they want, and don't need any proof what so ever. That's pretty much how the whole prohibition of started. People blindly believing what they heard from the media.

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28g

I think there is some precedence in removing the candy: The food industry is not allowed to make candy cigarettes as it just doesn't seem right for kids to be "puffing" fake cigs. Pot is certainly illegal despite our best efforts, so it seems that marijuana flavored candy is just asking to be taken off the market.

freakedout557

Ignorant False Propoganda

JnEverett

I used to love those candy cigarettes, though I can see parents concern with them. They were shaped like the real thing and encouraged mock usage.

In this case though were not talking about joint shaped candy that you pretend to smoke or anything, its simply a flavor.
There is coffee flavored candy and I don't see kids running around asking their parents for a cup of coffee, in fact most kids hate the taste of them and adults enjoy them. I would think that most kids would not like marijuana flavored candy and that it would be most enjoyed by adults.

This is just another thing for the anti drug people to jump on.

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