Pot-Flavored Candy Found On Central Fla. Store Shelves

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Controversial Pot-Flavored Candy Found For Sale To Kids

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A controversial marijuana-flavored candy carrying the slogan "every lick is like taking a hit" can be purchased by children in Central Florida and on the Web, according to a Local 6 News report.

Pot-flavored candy promises "every lick is like taking a hit."
The lollipops, which are made of hemp and sugar, are legal, but are marketed toward adults, Local 6 News reported.

"I think it's a great product for bringing back memories," a customer said. "You're not going to get a buzz, you are not going to get the munchies and you won't get stoned."
The company says Chronic Candy lollipops are not for children, but Local 6 News did not find a warning that the product is for buyers over 18 years old.


Marijuana-Flavored Candy Causes Concern

Local 6 News also reported that anyone could buy the product online.
"With endorsements from rappers Nelly and Snoop Dogg, you can't help but wonder if the candy will land in the wrong hands," Local 6 News reporter Samantha Knapp said.
"This is just a gimmick for a 12-year-old wanna-be pothead to kind of get into," counselor Lui Delgado said.
Delgado said parents need to speak up if they find their child with one of the candies.
"If you find this with a young person, you got to sit and talk with them," Delagado said. "If you were not interested in pot, would you buy this in the first place? Would you spend $2 on a lollipop?"
The company said there are not active ingredients found in marijuana used to create the lollipops and they will not give anyone a buzz, Local 6 News reported.
Chronic Candy's owner was not available for comment.

http://www.local6.com/news/4450679/detail.html



I think it's bullshit people want this candy to be of people 18+ but I also wouldn't pay 2$ for a weed tasting lollipop. Rather smoke the shit!

[NorCalToker]

I saw these at Ozzfest 2004 in san fran... didn't buy any tho cuz I was with my dad lol

[Opivy]

Actually I would like to try that. I really like the flavor of cannabis. If they sweetend it and put it in a candy it might be good.

[Drago]

wtf is the point?? id probably try it but seriously this is one weird idea.

[geologyrox]

well, i think its wierd, but i'd try it too - and that means that it IS a marketable idea, no matter how wierd we think it is =)

[TheHempress]

I've had a pot-flavored lollipop before. It wasn't that good.

[dirtybongwater]

I'm with 'pivy. If it is real hemp...and truly endorsed by Snoop Dogg... I just can't imagine Snoop associating his name with a bad hemp product (getting money deals for clothes/shoes is different...).

Hempress, did they use artifical flavoring?

[gogo]

http://www.maryjanecandyco.com/

[Bourbon_420]

Those sound awesome, but maybe they shouldn't be so readily available to kids. Meh, I guess they'll smoke weed eventually; at least these are legal.

[TheHempress]

Originally Posted by dirtybongwater

Hempress, did they use artifical flavoring?

I really don't remember. I bought one at a head shop near my house and I don't think I really looked at the wrapper. This was two years ago, though.

[smokyey3z]

damn i bought one of those before, and it tasted like shit..it pretty much tasted exactly like some herb but tasted a lil burnt haha..shit im high but it got nasty after a while

[PorkSoda]

much rather put that 2 bucks towards something more useful

[Cha-Chi]

That candy looks pretty nasty.

[Spooner]

My sister bought me one for christmas because she knows I smoke. They are TERRIBLE. They taste nothing like dank bud, taste more like schwag and it dries your mouth out and leaves a horrible after taste.