It's Illegal to Sell Pot Flavored Candy In Georgia

I agree with ANON. They are a gateway because they teach kids pot is ok. The legislature was entirely right in banning them.

"who presumably are against drugs because nobody has ever been friendly enough to offer them any"

Or maybe because thay know that drugs ruin you? That they kill your brain and make you do stupid shit?

"...who presumably are against drugs because nobody has ever been friendly enough to offer them any..."

Ben- you think people need to start showing pot smokers some respect, how about you show non-smokers some respect first?

"Anon", If anything, it's assholes like you who have created "a spread of pot culture". If you're going to go around bullshitting people and telling them lies, don't be surprised when those same people decide to embrace the substance you slandered once they've experienced it for themselves.

Marijuana is no more of a gateway drug than alcohol. Tell me you're against that too so everyone can laugh your mormon ass back to your church group in utah. Tell me you're not against alcohol so that we can all laugh at the hypocrisy of your opinion.

this article is disheartening as it proves that ignorant, intolerant mindsets are indeed passed from generation to generation. the kids are, to an extent, innocent in all this because its simply what they were taught while growing up in this crazy world.

i cannot blame them for poor parenting.

...on to the real reason why things like this keep coming up in our culture:

the drug war is a ridiculous waste of taxpayers money. i am looking forward to the day when this nation's priorities are reorganized, and we can advance as a civilization. unfortunately, we are still imprisoned by beliefs, morals and laws that are older than god himself.

we cannot be as free as we claim to be when we live on a foundation of lies.

first of all, it is true that marijuana is likely the most used illicit drug in this country, and politicians abuse these statistics by creating this facade that it must be a gateway to other drugs.

marijuana is not responsible for the death of any person. what other 'illicit' drug can make that claim, especially when you bring up..alcohol and cigarettes which kill millions annually.

the fact of the matter is that the drug war is an assault on personal freedom - something we are giving away every day. no person has the right to tell another person how to live life, its a personal decision. [you] may not like certain decisions that people make, but it is not for [you] or anyone else to decide.

i smoke pot. i have a job, a wife (who does not smoke), and responsibilities like every other person.

i would like to thank the first amendment for letting me post this, after all, it may no longer be entact in the near future. you might want to count what little blessings [you] have left.

i gotta agree - BC is pretty bud friendly, but even i think this is wrong.

They won’t attack snickers any time soon, Trust me.

Snickers and all junk food/drinks are actually being banned in many public schools...

I would rather my child smoke pot than drink / smoke cigarettes.

Wow, the author of this article is a clearly educated unbiased man.

(lol dat wuz sarcasm did you catch that?)

Well it's because of kids that marijuana wont be legalized any time soon,The united health care association and the good ol' DEA has made it so that marijuana wont be legalized as long as miners-(under aged folk) are a part of society (thats also why alcohol prohibition took so long) even though you can put a "age regulation" on the product. As long as society and the "head hauncho's" in the office have a say in what goes and what doesn't, don't look forward to any "legalization"

Silly Anon,

You presume that "pot culture" (whatever that is) is a bad thing.

The fact of the matter is that marijuana is the safest drug in the world, and it should be legal in its own right.

That said, outlawing pot flavored candy is just outright silliness. Georgians should really be shaking their heads that their state government deems this worth their time and tax dollars.

Because it wouldn't make sense for parents to get involved and decide if they want their kids eating that candy or not.

Good thing we have a nanny state to do our parenting for us, and people who believe they know what's right for all children.

@ ANON
Posted: Apr 2nd, 2008 at 10:35 pm
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What exactly is "pot culture" there buddy?
I know a lot of pot smokers who are top in their class. I also know a bunch who are bottom of their class. I know that a lot of people like it because its something different, and just as easily as they started, they stop because it got boring and they had better things to do. I like how you generalize everything like an ignorant asshat, but unfortunately, the world doesn't work that way. Sure, it's illegal, but that doesn't mean its wrong. Did you know that sleeping on your refrigerator on wednsday is illegal in Georgia? Do everyone a favor and stop talking about issues that you know nothing about.

Pot culture has become too popular in our society? . . . really?

You might have had an argument if you said that the alcohol culture has become too popular in our society but the pot culture . . . yeah, not buying it.

Who the hell cares. This kind of crap just gives potheads bad rep... And pot in general.

@ ANON:

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY WANNA CALL IT! I had some at Ozzfest and it's not as gross as it sounds. It was actually pretty tasty and I plan on buying some when they roll through again.

I think it makes sense though. Pot Culture has become too popular in our society. I understand it’s just candy, but why not call it something else? why must it stand for a representation of pot smoking when it is obviously illegal as well. They could name is something else, ands they don’t have to market with a saying such as “Every lick is like taking a hit.” They could simple have named it something else that didn’t even pertain to the illegal drug. They called it a Gateway candy because the candy they are selling is spreading pot culture among the youth. They won’t attack snickers any time soon, Trust me.

And why not? Why not attack Snickers? Because they are... what...? good for you? HA! Because... they don't contribute to obesity, heart issues, strokes, or any of the other of the myriad of health issues associated with high-sugar diets (high-fructose corn syrup is actually the Devil), and combine that with the whole sedentary, stuck-in-front-of-a-screen lifestyle which is pushed on us from flippin' birth, and you get America, the most disgustingly fat and unhealthy country in the world. Congratulations, you fat, lazy f**ks.

And now to pot. Are you people for real? I mean, how is it that smoking is still marketed towards the youth of our country, alcohol is responsible for more teenage deaths than anything else, and there are all these travesties against our society and our health as a nation, and we do nothing? NOTHING?!? But this, a CANDY. A candy, flavored like a... Hold on, this is too good... a candy flavored like a plant. You want to make a candy, flavored like a plant, illegal? While we die at the hands of... Tobacco, Alcohol, and Firearms...

And, not only is this candy flavored like a plant, which we happened to make illegal, but it's a plant which has no ill effects on people. One which developed this incredibly complex molecule, which just so happens to have a psychoactive effect on human beings. It makes us happy. It makes life fun, it relieves stress, and it actually helps people with acute diseases reduce their pain, as well as having been shown to improve memory in patients with Alzheimer's.

Think on that for a minute.

Peace.

I just cannot understand why some people are so absolutely favorable of pot and some are so absolutely against it. We put endless amounts of substances in our bodies daily. Take a look at the back of a food package (preferably one with perservatives) and it usually looks like a horribly complex science experiment gone wrong. Pot? Pot grows from the planet. It's just a plant with a very well known history. What about salvia? What about belladona? What about peyote? What about psylocybin? The list goes on. They are all earthly creations that just happen to provide the proper synaptic response to get us high. Sure, long-term damage is incured. But, I guarentee if you go on a sugar binge for an extended length of you will become diabetic. The core factor of all of this that we as humans have not apparently chosen to learn is that our bodies can only take things in moderation. Everything (even water) can be poisonous to us in high enough doses. It's simply ignorance to believe that people should not experience these drugs simply because someone told you they are bad for your body.

Don't get me wrong. They surely can be. The point though is that these draconian laws and closeted control attempts need to be curb checked. Just because you don't do it now even though you did at one time does not give you the right to behead everyone who does do it now.

Drugs are evil and lead death
GOOD BAN! Shut the stupid company down!

i won't argue with you about my differing opinion that pot is harmless and that in a free society people should be able to decide what they put in their bodies...you're allowed to eat mcdonalds aren't you??? In the most capitalist of societies you must understand that companies should have the right to market their products for what they are. These guys are differentiating specifically along the line that they ARE a pot candy, and if their product got approved for sale, why should they not be allowed to market it accordingly. you're allowed to purchase bongs, pipes, papers, posters, keychains, stickers, etc...all pertaining to dope. No cop is allowed to pull you over and arrest you because you got a bumper sticker bragging about how much dope you smoke. Why all of a sudden pick on one company just trying to make a buck like all the others?? It makes no sense and no, they couldn't market their specific candy any better without slogans like the one they use. People smoke pot, they like it, get used to it. I'm not even an american, but if your country is really the home of people "fighting for freedom" then stop arguing for totalitarian governance - which is what this amounts to.

Whaaat! These kids don't do drugs! Obviously they're losers. Or perhaps the author has just smoked himself so retarded that he has no other words in his vocabulary to talk internet jibe with. Perhaps you could try "Obdurate teens take a stance on drug flavored candy!" Or perhaps you could just stick with 'I do drugs and I think I'm not a loser so therefore anyone who doesn't do drugs is a loser'. Hey this sound reasoning has gotten you all the way to blog author, why quit now!

@"ANON"

you're kidding right? Just because something is illegal does not mean that it is "dangerous". I'm going with the old adage of "Smoking tobacco kills 400,000 people a year and is legal, marijuana has killed no one, not EVER, zero people and it is illegal". If that statement seems ok with you i think you need to pull your head out of your ass and wake up to the real world.

Read up on why drugs are illegal, i mean really. Weed is illegal because of racist beliefs against the mexican immigrants (yes this is true, look it up) coke because of blacks and opium because of chinese people.

What the hell?

Asphyxiated@hush.ai

Pot flavored candy would be as nasty tasting as it is pointless. If it doesn't get you whacked out of your gourd, why bother? amirite?

Candy that has no harmful effects what-so-ever shouldn't be illegal... Really, how ridiculous, why not ban the weed symbol that is sold on clothing. Or shoot anyone that utters any word that sounds like, or could sound like "weed".

In fact, lets allow corporations to sell sweetened alcoholic drinks to underdeveloped teens, destroying their mental capacity and encouraging dangerous behavior, butttt, criminalize a naturally occurring substance that is basically non-toxic and has many beneficial uses.

Very right decision.

So this is in the USA, the land of the free?
Free to do what?

You should probably actually report on the issue at hand and not give your opinions on legalizing pot or insulting the teenagers who acted.

It's bias.

BAN ROOTBEER!!! It makes drinking beer seem "cool' to our youth and perpetuates beer culture!!

I've smoked chronic daily since I was 16.
Now I'm 22 and earn $60,000 pa -- evil.

I think it makes sense though. Pot Culture has become too popular in our society. I understand it’s just candy, but why not call it something else? why must it stand for a representation of pot smoking when it is obviously illegal as well. They could name is something else, ands they don’t have to market with a saying such as “Every lick is like taking a hit.” They could simple have named it something else that didn’t even pertain to the illegal drug. They called it a Gateway candy because the candy they are selling is spreading pot culture among the youth. They won’t attack snickers any time soon, Trust me.

You’re dense.

And you're a moron, that was a perfectly valid point.

You don't sell pornographic videos to minors, you don't sell excessively violent videos to minors, you don't allow minors to purchase movies with too many drug references because they're not mature enough to understand the implications of that behaviour.

It's exactly the same with this situation.

Would you also suggest we let 10 year olds go and buy movies like Kill Bill or the Saw series?

And to all you Land of the free morons: You wouldn't need to do this if your country wasn't full of morons.

Look at the Netherlands, their countries average IQ is above 83 so they don't need to do take measures to protect morons.

Candy that has no harmful effects what-so-ever shouldn’t be illegal… Really, how ridiculous, why not ban the weed symbol that is sold on clothing. Or shoot anyone that utters any word that sounds like, or could sound like “weed”.
In fact, lets allow corporations to sell sweetened alcoholic drinks to underdeveloped teens, destroying their mental capacity and encouraging dangerous behavior, butttt, criminalize a naturally occurring substance that is basically non-toxic and has many beneficial uses.

Hey idiot, do you even realize that America has an age requirement for the possession and consumption of alcohol

Candy that has no harmful effects what-so-ever shouldn’t be illegal… Really, how ridiculous, why not ban the weed symbol that is sold on clothing. Or shoot anyone that utters any word that sounds like, or could sound like “weed”.
In fact, lets allow corporations to sell sweetened alcoholic drinks to underdeveloped teens, destroying their mental capacity and encouraging dangerous behavior, butttt, criminalize a naturally occurring substance that is basically non-toxic and has many beneficial uses.

I think it makes sense though. Pot Culture has become too popular in our society. I understand it’s just candy, but why not call it something else? why must it stand for a representation of pot smoking when it is obviously illegal as well. They could name is something else, ands they don’t have to market with a saying such as “Every lick is like taking a hit.” They could simple have named it something else that didn’t even pertain to the illegal drug. They called it a Gateway candy because the candy they are selling is spreading pot culture among the youth. They won’t attack snickers any time soon, Trust me.

You’re dense.

So if he's dense for saying that, I assume the Government is dense for attaching age restrictions to movies as well?

You give a kid a pot flavoured candy he'll think he's being cool eating something that tastes so ansty and he'll then go on to smoke it to be cooler.

They're banning it form minors mostly because taking drugs when your brain is developing is a bad idea and you aren't mature enough to handle the effects.

It's the same reason why they don't sell alcohol to minors or alcohol flavoured non alcoholic beverages.

Doi.

"Sir, we hear that there is a phenomenon called 'the munchies' in which high persons consume copious amounts of food"

"Dear Jesus...You know what must be done. BAN ALL FOOD."

Goddamnit, Georgia...

This is petty, plain and simple. Something so insignificant would never even be the source of debate in other western cultures that take the time to raise their children. If parents are so neglectful that their children aren't intelligent enough to know the difference between a foul tasting candy and a drug, though, to be fair, their parents may not know this since they drink alcohol and coffee and smoke cigarettes, smoking a joint or two is the least of our worries. What can someone this ignorant do with their parent's gun or bottle of JD and a member of the opposite sex? Should sex be banned from advertisement because youths will see it and, to use a similar argument to someone above, sex culture is too big in our society?
Give me a break. Grow up. Start parenting. Stop being afraid.

maybe next time you'll offer the losers some weed instead of ostracizing them.

I agree with you, but it is those few who go overboard that make everyone nervous. Sucks to be policed for something someone else might do, eh?

I think people pass bills like this becuse they want to pass the buck for their child-raising skills. "It's not my fault my child is materialistic, it's because Christmas is so commercial," "It's not my faut my children don't know what is safe and the meaning of moderation - it's because of that candy and 'pot culture.'" Get off your ass and TEACH this stuff to your child and you will be confident they can weather these mild cultural influences resposibly.

Anonymous posted: "Hey, I smoke pot on occasion and nothing at all is wrong with me. Clearly what I’m doing is highly dangerous."

I agree with you, but it is those few who go overboard that make everyone nervous. Sucks to be policed for something someone else might do, eh?

I think people pass bills like this becuse they want to pass the buck for their child-raising skills. “It’s not my fault my child is materialistic, it’s because Christmas is so commercial,” “It’s not my faut my children don’t know what is safe and the meaning of moderation - it’s because of that candy and ‘pot culture.’” Get off your ass and TEACH this stuff to your child and you will be confident they can weather these mild cultural influences responsibly.

It’s Illegal to Sell Pot Flavored Candy In Georgia…….what next?…..Cocksuckers?

It is now illegal to suck cock. xD

Making something illegal does not control its use, just like banning handguns doesnt stop people from acquiring them or even making some sort of rudimentry fire arm from a peice of wood and a pipe. If someone is going to do something a law is not going to stop them. US is not the land of the free its just a catch phrase like "every lick is like taking a hit" it sounds like it would be great to consume some of that great ol' american freedom. Not to say a nation of laws is a bad thing, just make sure the laws are about protecting individuals from perpetrators. Not individuals from themselves. If depression is something against oneself are you going to make that illegal too ? Americans need education, for years they've been dumbed down. Sorry those who do not feel this way but i tell you now you are being cheated.

Pot is illegal because of Tobacco, Alcohol and most importantly, Big Pharmaceutical companies lobbying billions of dollars annually to keep it illegal. Not to mention Nixon's 'war on drugs', which is about as retarded as Bush's 'war on terror'. The fact is, both of these things will exist.

They tried alcohol prohibition, and it led to the rise of the Mob, killing of countless civilians, and bootlegging. The same thing goes on with pot/other illicit substances. The thing I can't stand is the commercials that the Office of National Drug Control Policy puts out, stating that "Smoking marijuana helps terrorists"--- NO you jackass! Marijuana prohibition helps terrorists, by creating a black market for a completely natural substance, that could be regulated, taxed, and actually has positive mental health benefits.

I have been smoking for 9 years now, and graduated from The University of Texas in 3 years. It does not make people stupid-- the ones who are, were born that way. It does not make people lazy-- again, the ones that are, were born that way.

We need to rid this country of the Puritanical fucks that want to impose their primitive belief system on the rest of us.

I think it makes sense though. Pot Culture has become too popular in our society. I understand it’s just candy, but why not call it something else? why must it stand for a representation of pot smoking when it is obviously illegal as well. They could name is something else, ands they don’t have to market with a saying such as “Every lick is like taking a hit.” They could simple have named it something else that didn’t even pertain to the illegal drug. They called it a Gateway candy because the candy they are selling is spreading pot culture among the youth. They won’t attack snickers any time soon, Trust me.

Pot is less harmful than the manufactured tobacco products that for some reason (*cough cough tax revenue and lobbying and big gifts to politicians*) ARE still legal.

IF they ban a pot flavored candy, they need to ban smoking tobacco as well.

well im an alcoholic, its an addiction but at least not weed i mean i drink vodka in the car every day on the way to work construction but who cares if a copper wants ta give me a dui tats fine
i fcking hate stoners those little piece of shit devils that ruin our society... they do things like undergo gluttony (which they clame there nice little munchies yeah munchies my right fcking nut)... to make god unhappy and there eyes are as red at satans fire
i especially that hate blacks that smoke and r all like oh look at me im black and high yeah fuck you goverment... hey the american army could kick yur ass bac to afrika in a second n*****
yeah it should be illegal o make candy for blakc s and jamacans who do nothin good for us but complaner that wer mean to them well they deserv it i mean there smokeing marijuana they think thats good at least alcohol and tobbaco made this country not weed idc what they say about hemp only the northern chinese barbarians used that cuz its all tey had and they wer outcasts to society cuz they prolly smoked it too
white power

ANON420:
No, that's wrong. Tobacco companies aren't targeting minors with 'drug flavored tobacco.' You may have had a point if there were advertisements from these tobacco companies that were targeted towards children. But a little off the defense, this isn't an action of a police state, simply just trying to keep our children from growing up to be drug-addicted zombies.

People do drugs, it's common. I'm not against that. It's when people are so god damn blinded by what is truly wrong in society today. Christ, are you truly that stupid? I don't do drugs, but everyone really has had their day, so to speak. I'm not against drugs like I said, but when such advertisements are solely aiming towards our younger generations, I think they had a right in banning it.

I don't want to hear the argument, that pot is less harmful, this, that, and the other thing. Most people who smoke pot, smoke cigarettes. Large majority of people who smoke cigarettes drink alcohol.

lkgsetmnfg I don't understand how people can be so stupid.

I think the only gateway these candies are, is a gateway to obesity.
alcohol and tobacco are much better gateways to other harder drugs.

do you lot know what the REAL fucking gateway drug is??

sugar. from the first time you grow teeth, you want sweets, aka, sugar (amongst other E-numbers and chemicals). you eat the thing, it tastes good, you want more, you develop a pyschological addiction. simple. chocolate, is a relaxant, which, if eaten enough can cause addiction, hence the invention of the name, choco-holic. its ironic that these kids think its the pot when its actually the candy, thats the gateway.

so dont ANY of you non-drug supporting fucks say ANYTHING to me about cannabis (draw where im from) being a fucking gateway drug. it's just not. it doesn't even kill people. like alcohol and cigarettes.

go ahead, ban everything, then realise, you still have the route of the problem to deal with. people doing fucked up shit to each other, drugs are simply catalysts.

my 2000 cents rite there.

It’s Illegal to Sell Pot Flavored Candy In Georgia.......what next?.....Cocksuckers?

I think it makes sense though. Pot Culture has become too popular in our society. I understand it's just candy, but why not call it something else? why must it stand for a representation of pot smoking when it is obviously illegal as well. They could name is something else, ands they don't have to market with a saying such as "Every lick is like taking a hit." They could simple have named it something else that didn't even pertain to the illegal drug. They called it a Gateway candy because the candy they are selling is spreading pot culture among the youth. They won't attack snickers any time soon, Trust me.

I think it makes sense though. Pot Culture has become too popular in our society. I understand it’s just candy, but why not call it something else? why must it stand for a representation of pot smoking when it is obviously illegal as well. They could name is something else, ands they don’t have to market with a saying such as “Every lick is like taking a hit.” They could simple have named it something else that didn’t even pertain to the illegal drug. They called it a Gateway candy because the candy they are selling is spreading pot culture among the youth. They won’t attack snickers any time soon, Trust me.

You're dense.

anon, truth of the matter is. free country. you can make any name for a product you desire. and they did. if potsmokers want to make candy, thats fine. instead of the kids bitching at the congress, maybe it would be a good oppertnity to de propoganda the kids minds, and explain why this was made, ect

Apparently you have spent too much time smoking weed to realize that this law has a purpose. This candy: A: Makes smoking pot look "cool" B: Makes smoking pot look "trivial" C: Introduces young kids to pot being "cool" and "not a big deal".

I say props to the Georgia Legislature for not letting one more thing slip by.

I understand it’s just candy, but why not call it something else?

Because this used to be a free country where we believed in liberty and that our kids, seeing as we raised them and all, had the good sense to understand responsibility and responsible use. Now we're scared of our kids and we need the government to control us and them.