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Ban Sought on Pot-Flavored Candy
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Reported By; Jon Shirek
Web Editor: Tracey Christensen
Last Modified: 2/21/2006 8:06:05 PM
A little-known convenience store candy that is supposed to taste like marijuana is causing such a big controversy that some Georgia legislators want to make it a crime to sell it.
A state Senate committee held a hearing on Tuesday regarding the candies, which are marketed with names like Purple Haze and advertised with slogans such as, "Every Lick is Like Taking a Hit."
State Sen. Vincent Fort, D-Atlanta, told the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee that the product is such a danger and threat to the community that it should be banned statewide.
"This dope candy, I believe, is a gateway product to other drugs," said Fort, who has spearheaded the effort to have it outlawed in Georgia. If Fort's bill were to become law, selling the marijuana-flavored candy would be a misdemeanor on the first offense. A second offense would be a felony punishable by up to five years in prison -- which is comparable to the punishment for selling real marijuana.
The candy does not have any marijuana or THC in it, but it does contain legal hemp essential oils to give it the oily and grassy taste of marijuana. Although similar bans have been eyed in other states, Georgia would be the first to ban the candies.
"Our message is to children to be clear and unambiguous, using drugs and alcohol is not okay for people. There's nothing clear or cool about the taste of marijuana," Loren Eischeid of the Georgia PTA told lawmakers.
No one at the hearing spoke up in favor of the pot-flavored candy. Last year, the U.S. distributor said it is perfectly legal, but added that he will not let his own children have it.
The state Legislature is expected to decide one way or another on the bill in the next six weeks or more.
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Sen. Vincent Fort
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http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=76565
http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=76558
http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=76569
http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=76570
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Reported By; Jon Shirek
Web Editor: Tracey Christensen
Last Modified: 2/21/2006 8:06:05 PM
A little-known convenience store candy that is supposed to taste like marijuana is causing such a big controversy that some Georgia legislators want to make it a crime to sell it.
A state Senate committee held a hearing on Tuesday regarding the candies, which are marketed with names like Purple Haze and advertised with slogans such as, "Every Lick is Like Taking a Hit."
State Sen. Vincent Fort, D-Atlanta, told the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee that the product is such a danger and threat to the community that it should be banned statewide.
"This dope candy, I believe, is a gateway product to other drugs," said Fort, who has spearheaded the effort to have it outlawed in Georgia. If Fort's bill were to become law, selling the marijuana-flavored candy would be a misdemeanor on the first offense. A second offense would be a felony punishable by up to five years in prison -- which is comparable to the punishment for selling real marijuana.
The candy does not have any marijuana or THC in it, but it does contain legal hemp essential oils to give it the oily and grassy taste of marijuana. Although similar bans have been eyed in other states, Georgia would be the first to ban the candies.
"Our message is to children to be clear and unambiguous, using drugs and alcohol is not okay for people. There's nothing clear or cool about the taste of marijuana," Loren Eischeid of the Georgia PTA told lawmakers.
No one at the hearing spoke up in favor of the pot-flavored candy. Last year, the U.S. distributor said it is perfectly legal, but added that he will not let his own children have it.
The state Legislature is expected to decide one way or another on the bill in the next six weeks or more.