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Police, parents and lawmakers are smoking mad over a hot new candy, according to MSNBC, USA Today and The Daily News.
The source of their ire: Marijuana-flavored lollipops and gumdrops named "Purple Haze," "Acapulco Gold," "Rasta" and "Chronic."
The candies — which have been sucked on by the likes of such celebrity fans as Snoop Dogg and Partis Hilton — are sparking controversy among critics who feel these sweets promote drug use among kids.
Allegedly, the pot pops — which come in "nickel bags" and "20 sacs" and tout flavors like "Chronic" and "Icky Sticky Skunk Buds."-- contain no THC, the ingredient that makes pot users a "high." But it sounds like they plotted the marketing to promote the taste and feel of pot.
This really angers lawmakers such as Councilwoman Margarita Lopez (D-Manhattan), who fumed to WPIX-Channel 11, ""How could we go into market and create a product for children that encourages them to taste the taste of marijuana? What is the message? 'Use drugs, that is okay?'"
 John Bazemore / AP File |
Check out the tagline, too. "It's Not Just a Candy... It's a Lifestyle."
Hmm. Sounds you could get a double whammy of a high — sugar and the pot taste.
Interestingly, the candy is legal even if it sounds like an advertisement for pot.
This article originally appeared on my SUGAR SHOCK! Blog.
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Article comments
1 - LegendaryMonkey
Oh, of course everyone's going to jump on this. We can't allow anything that might seem to be even a little bit in favor of pot.
Heaven forbid anyone tackle real problems out there.
Thanks for the info, Connie.
2 - kittygogo
I can't imagine actually wanting to suck on a lollipop that tastes like weed, but more power to them. Maybe next they'll market bong-flavored soda water - yum, fizzy!
Anything to piss off conservatives is OK by me.
3 - Tim Grant
As some alcoholics anonymously told me, the Ads for beer make them hungry for more, even if they know the next drink will not stop the pain.
As I know advertising for POT is still illegal in some countrys. This Pot Candies may be some marketing strategy of the pot selling Industry to advertise for their product without being charged.