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Old 05-07-2005, 01:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Chronic Candy?

I thought this article was pretty interesting:

http://www.wftv.com/irresistible/4450667/detail.html

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Critics Say Pot Candy Is Being Marketed To Kids

ORLANDO, Fla. -- There's a new lollipop in town and its flavor is controversial to say the least. It's called 'Chronic Candy' and it's made to taste like marijuana. Critics of the product say it's one more way to make illegal drugs seem cool.

The little lollipops really are made to taste like marijuana, but there is no THC in them, which is the active ingredient in pot that gets you high. But that fact hasn't stopped critics of this crazy candy.

Beyond the plastic wrapper, buried in the colorful candy is the flavor of marijuana.

"It's not good at all, it's sweet," said Florence Marr after tasting the candy. "It tastes like crap."

Not everyone shares Marr's opinion and drug prevention experts say the sweet stuff will be very tempting to a vulnerable crowd.

"I mean, I'm thinking middle school kids as being really intrigued with this. They're so much at that pivotal point, rebel a little bit. 'It's just candy, mom, how can it hurt me,'" commented Jody Scott, Center for Drug Free Living.
The ad campaign for the pot-flavored pops is almost more shocking than the candy itself, using pictures of marijuana and slogans that make parents cringe, such as "tell a friend, not a cop," and "every lick is like taking a hit."

"Every lick is like taking a hit, that's nice. And then of course, the packaging is called nickel bag. I mean, that's uncalled for," said parent Wade Marr.

"I feel sorry for anybody who needs this to make a living," said Brian Foster.

The man making that living expects it to be quite a living.

"Actually, to be honest with you, you'll hear it first. I'm gonna make a billion dollars out of this," said Tony Van Pelt, the creator of Chronic Candy. "This is a business, controversial, but a legitimate product, hard work behind it."

Van Pelt's already begun to find his clientele. "Snoop Dog got the chronic candy and the Chronic blue beenie."

He says his is not kid candy. "I don't want it in kids' hands. It's not meant for kids. It's an adult thing."

But experts say, if the makers think kids won't get their hands on this product, they must be high.

"I think the most dangerous part of this message is by connecting marijuana or pot with candy. It makes it seem so safe. I mean, what could be more harmless than a lollypop?" questioned Scott.
Whats funny is I went to a Wyclef Jean concert and while he was on stage he had a green lollipop that he said was marijuana flavored. I thought he was just trying to be funny.

I think they probally wouldnt taste that good, but I would try one. They probally would go over big in canada.
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