"Pot Smokers Unite Against Kellogg"

Duplicity · Feb 10, 2009

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/dpg_Pot_Smokers_Unite_Against_Kellogg2143950

ANTHONY BARTKEWICZ said:

- Food company Kellogg announced on Thursday that it would not renew its sponsorship deal with 14-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps after a photo of Phelps smoking from a bong made the news last week. The company said in a statement that "Michael?s most recent behavior is not consistent with the image of Kellogg." But its handling of the Phelps incident has angered some pot smokers who are now calling for a boycott of the company.
Marc Emery, editor of Cannabis Culture Magazine, published an editorial recommending that "for 2009, marijuana smokers across the world boycott some or all Kellogg's products in response to this clearly ignorant and prejudicial decision." The editorial features a link to Kellogg's complete list of products. The Huffington Post reports that the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the Drug Policy Alliance have also called for a Kellogg boycott.
Huffington Post contributor Lee Stranahan posted a less serious take on Kellogg's decision , calling the company hypocritical because "we believe that most people over the age of twelve would not eat Kellogg's products were they not wicked high."
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The live Good Day L.A. news program did this story at around 7:45 AM this morning. The ancors mentioned the SNL skit, myspace groups devoted to the cause, and "other cannabis communities". The T.V. news story was a lot different than the article above but they gave weed no bad publicity, just made us look almost like a political party. It seems like everyday now there is some kind of news on T.V. or in the newspaper related to cannabis.

Dragon313 · Feb 10, 2009

Oh no look another famous, smart, athletic, attractive person going to hell for smoking pot.
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pot smoking community 10909904930493004349309

yay for us

I kinda feel bad for Kellogg im sure they would stay with him if the darn general public would just accept it

tokez1993 · Feb 10, 2009

As much as I'd like to, Kellog's products just taste too damn fucking good to boycott. How in the fuck could I give up pop tarts, eggos, and Frosted Flakes? Fuck that shit GIMME MAH EGGOS!

Schizo-Manic · Feb 10, 2009

I heard about that sponsorship deal with Kellog, but did you know he was offered another sponsorship deal, with a cigar company, for 25K to smoke their brand of cigars. One door closes another one opens

Kushkat · Feb 10, 2009

tokez1993 said:

As much as I'd like to, Kellog's products just taste too damn fucking good to boycott. How in the fuck could I give up pop tarts, eggos, and Frosted Flakes? Fuck that shit GIMME MAH EGGOS!
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it's all about the cap'n crunch, crunch berries. That's where the stoner cereal is at. Screw kellogs, it's all about the Quaker Oats company now

tokez1993 · Feb 10, 2009

Kushkat said:

it's all about the cap'n crunch, crunch berries. That's where the stoner cereal is at. Screw kellogs, it's all about the Quaker Oats company now
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Ewww. No, Quaker sucks.

Poisongage · Feb 10, 2009

I never eat anything from Kellogg's anyway since it's so fucking expensive. I mean, the rip off brands have the same product at a tenth of the price. So why even buy Kellogg's in the first place ?

And now this...well it doesn't help their appeal.

dsmor180 · Feb 10, 2009

tokez1993 said:

As much as I'd like to, Kellog's products just taste too damn fucking good to boycott. How in the fuck could I give up pop tarts, eggos, and Frosted Flakes? Fuck that shit GIMME MAH EGGOS!
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idiot...

and i doubt phelps would take up a cigar deal, thats only going to make his rep go to more shit.

dotaliens · Feb 10, 2009

if pot heads boycotted kelloggs they would lose 90% of their income. Who the hell eats pop tarts other than stoners?

Matticus · Feb 11, 2009

We made it all the way to the fucking Associated Press!

NEW YORK (AP) — Snap, crackle ... pot?

Bursting with indignation, legions of marijuana advocates are urging a boycott of Kellogg Co., including all of its popular munchies, for deciding to cut ties with Olympic hero Michael Phelps after he was photographed with a pot pipe.

The leader of one of the biggest legalize-pot organizations, the Marijuana Policy Project, called Kellogg's action "hypocritical and disgusting," and said he'd never seen his membership so angry, with more than 2,300 of them signing an online petition.

"Kellogg's had no problem signing up Phelps when he had a conviction for drunk driving, an illegal act that could actually have killed someone," said Rob Kampia, the group's executive director. "To drop him for choosing to relax with a substance that's safer than beer is an outrage, and it sends a dangerous message to young people."

Also urging a boycott were the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the Drug Policy Alliance. They encouraged their members to contact Kellogg to vent their views.

In one sign of the campaign's impact, the Phelps saga took precedence over the tainted peanut butter outbreak in the recorded reply on Kellogg's consumer hot line Tuesday.

"If you would like to share your comments regarding our relationship with Michael Phelps, please press one to speak to a representative," said the recording. "If you're calling about the recent peanut butter recall, please press two now."

From Kellogg's media office, there was no immediate reply to a request for an assessment of the boycott campaign. A Kellogg spokeswoman, Kris Charles, said by e-mail, "Our contract with Michael Phelps was set to expire at the end of February and we made a business decision not to extend that contract."

Last week, the company announced his contract would end and described Phelps' conduct as "not consistent with the image of Kellogg." Kellogg has been placing images of Phelps on the fronts of Frosted Flakes and Corn Flakes boxes since September, after the swimmer's record-shattering haul of eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.

The groups calling for the boycott were angry at Kellogg, but also eager to use the opportunity to restate long-standing calls for decriminalization of pot.

"It's not just that Michael Phelps did what millions of other twenty-somethings do," said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. "It's that he did what over one hundred million Americans have done at least once in their lives, including the president, former presidents, members of the U.S. Congress and Supreme Court."

Similar commentary sounded even in mainstream media — including columns in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and National Review Online questioning the rationale and effectiveness of U.S. marijuana laws.

Of Phelps' numerous big-name sponsors, Kellogg was the only one to publicly cut ties after the pot photo emerged. While it received some support, the giant food company has also been singled out for mockery by a host of comedians, bloggers and others.

On Saturday Night Live, Seth Myers questioned whether marijuana use was in fact at odds with Kellogg's image.

"Every one of your mascots is a wild-eyed cartoon character with uncontrollable munchies," Myers said. "Every one of your products sounds like a wish a genie granted at a Phish concert."

On the Huffington Post, blogger Lee Stranahan pursued that theme in a proposed petition to the company that said in part, "We believe that most people over the age of 12 would not eat Kellogg's products were they not wicked high."

Stranahan's petition concluded with this call-to-arms:

"Given all these facts and the total disregard for your customer base ... we the undersigned plan to BOYCOTT your products. And we're serious. Even though the Pop Tarts thing will be HARD."
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gnoIEIYe7k8I5BsiulIassjT0ajAD968VTTO0

Congrats everyone! This has gone farther than any of us could have imagined. And I don't think this is the culmination either; I have a feeling that this will get much, much bigger.

tokez1993 · Feb 11, 2009

dsmor180 said:

idiot...
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I don't think the mods respect name calling, and its against the rules. I'm not an idiot. You do not know me, and I do not know you. Do not disrespect me, and I will not disrespect you. -rep

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