cannabisnews.com: Bill Prohibits Sale of Hemp Flavored Candies Bill Prohibits Sale of Hemp Flavored Candies Posted by CN Staff on October 11, 2005 at 06:53:22 PT By Maureen Feighan, The Detroit News Source: Detroit News Michigan -- Marijuana may be off limits in Michigan but marijuana-flavored candies with names like Stoner Pops and Chronic Candy are perfectly legal and at least one state lawmaker is pushing for a change. Following a trend of state and cities cracking down on marijuana and hemp-flavored candies critic say send a bad message to kids, state Rep. Dudley Spade, D-Tipton, has proposed a bill to amend Michigan's penal code to ban the sale of candy and other confections that contain hemp, hemp flavoring or marijuana flavoring. Violations would result in up to one year in jail, a $5,000 fine or both. "Drug use is among the top issues law enforcement officers deal with in terms of crimes among young people," said Spade, who is also working with the state attorney general's office to determine if some of the ingredients in pot-flavored candies are already illegal, making the product illegal. "We just don't need this kind of product out there and so easy to purchase. It's just a temptation we don't need." The bill does not cover Internet sales, which involves interstate commerce issues. Spade said his initial intent is to get such treats off retail shelves. Michigan isn't the first state to consider a crackdown on pot or hemp-flavored treats. Chicago banned it and Illinois, Texas and other states are considering similar bans. But hemp supporters say such proposed bans unfairly lump pot-flavored candies with hemp candies, which are made with hemp seed oil and is legal under federal government standards. Pot-flavored candies are made from cannabis flower essential oil. And while the candies don't cause a high, some hemp supporters say the oil may not be covered under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act. Hemp and marijuana are cousin plants but hemp does not contain tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the ingredient in marijuana that gives users a high. "Hemp and marijuana are not the same," said Tim Beck, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. "It's a gimmick to sell a product because of the lure of forbidden fruit." Mark Gresser of St. Clair Shores thinks Michigan's proposed ban is ridiculous. "It's crazy," Gresser said. "It's sterile candy. That'd be like someone saying you can't wear hemp clothing because it'll lead you to pot." Spade said he first stumbled upon pot-flavored candy while shopping for a birthday present at Spencer Gifts, a novelty store, at a local mall. There, by the cash register, were Pot Suckers. He worries the products are aimed at kids. "The concern is that it glorifies marijuana to make it seem cool and OK," Spade said. At least one distributor has already yanked its pot-flavored lollipops from store shelves because of its controversial nature. But Steven Trachtenberg, president of ICUP Inc. -- which distributed Pot Suckers lollipops and pulled them from shelves in July -- said Pot Suckers were aimed at an older market and it's ridiculous and unfounded to suggest marijuana-flavored candy would lead to future drug use. "We have to wake up and look at parenting skills, our education system," he said. "We're being used as a scapegoat for a problem that's not going to be exacerbated by a fricking lollipop." Note: A state lawmaker who proposed the legislation says those sweets could lead children to drugs.Complete Title: Bill Prohibits Sale of Hemp, Marijuana-Flavored CandiesSource: Detroit News (MI)Author: Maureen Feighan, The Detroit NewsPublished: Tuesday, October 11, 2005Copyright: 2005 The Detroit News Contact: letters detnews.com Website: http://www.detnews.com/ Related Articles & Web Sites: Michigan NORMLhttp://www.minorml.org/Cannabis News Hemp Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/hls.htmDebate Over Pot Candy Hones in on Ingredientshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread21096.shtmlBacklash Against Hemp Lollipops is Misguided http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread20943.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #65 posted by Dave Anna on November 06, 2005 at 10:07:11 PT: Hey George Hey George Bush suck on this good lollie, don't have to inhale.whats wrong with it theres got to be a better way. [ Post Comment ] Comment #64 posted by FoM on October 12, 2005 at 21:15:50 PT John Tyler That's ok. It was easy to fix. [ Post Comment ] Comment #63 posted by John Tyler on October 12, 2005 at 21:04:03 PT Sorry Sorry about the double entry. I was trying to correct a typo and sent it up twice. [ Post Comment ] Comment #62 posted by John Tyler on October 12, 2005 at 20:55:35 PT Thanks for the tip I have been looking all over town for these things. Now I know where to go. I have to get some of those before the pandering politicians who want to look tough on drugs have them taken off of the market. [ Post Comment ] Comment #60 posted by FoM on October 12, 2005 at 13:33:28 PT westnyc It is something to see. I have always been opposed to nuclear power. Mike Gray did the book Drug Crazy and the movie The China Syndrome. I have an autographed copy by Mike Gray of Drug Crazy for being a Newshawk for Mapinc. years ago.The China Syndrome: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078966/Drug Crazy: http://www.drugcrazy.com/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #59 posted by westnyc on October 12, 2005 at 13:19:01 PT FOM I saw that plant in Harrisburg many times and always wondered what it would be like to live so close to something like that. It was many years later when I was in Hershey that I mentioned to someone else that after 3 Mile Island, who would actually want to live so close to a nuclear power plant; I was then informed that this particular plant was indeed the notorious 3 Mile Island. :-) [ Post Comment ] Comment #58 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 19:44:51 PT westnyc We had just moved our parents to Ohio from Pa a day or two before the disaster happened at 3 Mile Island. I saw that place many times years ago. [ Post Comment ] Comment #57 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 19:38:22 PT Westnyc I liked Beeman's, too. [ Post Comment ] Comment #56 posted by westnyc on October 11, 2005 at 19:31:56 PT FOM and Hope It wasn't the chocolate in Hershey Town that made you sick - more likely - it was 3 Mile Island! ;-) [ Post Comment ] Comment #55 posted by westnyc on October 11, 2005 at 19:29:04 PT My favourite I think it was called Beeman's Chewing Gum which was made from Sassafrass. I also loved the gum that came inside "Wacky Packages." [ Post Comment ] Comment #54 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 18:59:53 PT Hope After a day in Hershey and after you tour the chocolate factory you've smelled so much chocolate it makes you feel sick or it did me. Driving thru the town was always nice though. [ Post Comment ] Comment #53 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 18:56:53 PT The town smelling like chocolate. There are certainly worse things a town can smell like. How does that effect a person after they become accustomed to it? Do they grow to detest the smell? Do they consume a lot of chocolate there? [ Post Comment ] Comment #52 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 18:52:06 PT Hershey Both my husband and myself grew up near Hershey, Pa. The whole town smells like chocolate.http://www.hersheypa.com/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #51 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 18:44:57 PT *smile* Like a kid's dream. The child in us can't help but love it. [ Post Comment ] Comment #50 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 18:42:15 PT Hope We sold penny candy in our video store years ago. We went to a big candy warehouse to buy it. That was fun. [ Post Comment ] Comment #49 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 18:42:08 PT You can buy a TUB of ice cream there. http://www.candydirect.com/specialty/Baskin-Robbins-Mint-Chocolate-Chip-Tub.html [ Post Comment ] Comment #48 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 18:29:16 PT Is it possible for a website to rot your teeth and make you fat?http://www.candydirect.com/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #47 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 18:25:19 PT I'm thinking.... New home page. [ Post Comment ] Comment #46 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 18:16:55 PT Oh my gosh, DankHank! That's a candy store! Thanks. [ Post Comment ] Comment #45 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 18:13:33 PT Cool DankHank, Do you suppose you could use those things to quit smoking? I wonder if they come in "sugar-free"? [ Post Comment ] Comment #44 posted by Dankhank on October 11, 2005 at 18:02:39 PT and here http://www.candydirect.com/novelty/Candy-Cigarettes.htmlbuy them by the 24-pack [ Post Comment ] Comment #43 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 16:57:28 PT Lounger for two... I remember those. Sexy and sweet...I always thought. [ Post Comment ] Comment #42 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 16:10:24 PT Lights I was just looking for lights and yes they are still available. We won't get our new living room finished until next year but I will slowly get to decorate it the way I really want to. It's a big room. It's 14 feet by 24 feet and it will be fun to do cool lights and music and a tv. They had these loungers for 2 people years ago and one of them would be great too. [ Post Comment ] Comment #41 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 15:41:40 PT a cool new lamp are those things that look like bowls of water and dry ice that change softly to different breathtakingingly lovely colors....all the while gracefully releasing swirls of cool mist into the air. [ Post Comment ] Comment #40 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 15:40:10 PT lighting of interest Oh yes...it is. My granddaughters have lamps in every shape, size, fabric and color you can imagine. They have lava lights...strobes...disco balls...strung decorative lights...every day is Christmas type lights. They have lamps trimmed in maribou...twinkles...glitters...Homework is a party type lights. Peace symbols have never gone away...they just pop up here and there in the most unexpected places and times. Lights are really big with kids though...and the fiber optics are even more breathtaking than some of them were in the olden days. [ Post Comment ] Comment #39 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 15:33:01 PT I Like Visual Things I don't know if lighting is of interest like it was but I've always liked lights that are expressive and unique for lack of something better to call them. [ Post Comment ] Comment #38 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 15:31:03 PT ohhhhhhh http://www.oldtimecandy.com/images/candypix-pages/wax-lips-1_small.jpgI can just imagine you and I sitting at our computers with some of those beauties on. [ Post Comment ] Comment #37 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 15:28:11 PT Fiber Optics Fiber optic creations were my favorite. Except, the early ones were real and brittle glass. Oh the bits of fiber optics showing up in the carpet and little...and big feet from time to time for years, it seemed like. [ Post Comment ] Comment #36 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 15:26:15 PT Here You Go Hope http://www.oldtimecandy.com/images/candypix-pages/wax-lips-1_small.jpg [ Post Comment ] Comment #35 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 15:24:55 PT More sugar... I think the old ones had more sugar in them...probably tons more carnuba wax too to make them so shiny. [ Post Comment ] Comment #34 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 15:23:58 PT Lava Light We have a Lava Light and a pretty fiber optic light. Lava Lights are soothing to watch. [ Post Comment ] Comment #33 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 15:23:40 PT Wax Lips A long time ago they had such a wonderful taste and color and texture. I wanted lipstick that flavor. [ Post Comment ] Comment #32 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 15:21:42 PT Hope I'm really laughing about this. Our government needs to learn to laugh a little too. [ Post Comment ] Comment #31 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 15:21:07 PT Lava Lights Kids love lava lights. Do you suppose that's what they're up to? Smoking bubble gum blunts in the closet? [ Post Comment ] Comment #30 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 15:19:54 PT Wax candy lips You know...I was thinking about those early. I loved those things. [ Post Comment ] Comment #29 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 15:18:55 PT Sounds Like a Party A bubblegum cigar and alcoholic flavored jelly beans and candy cigarettes. All we need is a Lava Light.I'll take some of those big wax candy lips just for the heck of it. LOL! [ Post Comment ] Comment #28 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 15:13:15 PT Now I'm hungry for a bubblegum cigar. [ Post Comment ] Comment #27 posted by runderwo on October 11, 2005 at 15:09:56 PT consistency I hope they proceed to outlaw alcoholic drink flavored jelly beans, Coca Cola, Big League Chew, candy cigarettes, etc. Because all of these things are unnecessary temptations that could hook our children. And they are sold outside of adult novelty stores too! Outrage! [ Post Comment ] Comment #26 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 15:08:19 PT Making Too Much Out Of Something The more we make something an issue the more curious a child will become. That's just part of growing up. [ Post Comment ] Comment #25 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 15:07:05 PT I remember when I was young... someone saying something about the government was making laws that would take away parents rights. Looks like they were right! Big time. [ Post Comment ] Comment #24 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 15:04:55 PT It's what I'd do. It's what I've done. [ Post Comment ] Comment #23 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 15:02:55 PT Actually... As I think about it. That "child" was probably the Junior High reason I had to go to those Thursday night games. So he was well old enough to know better. [ Post Comment ] Comment #22 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 15:02:37 PT Hope That's a good answer. You aren't condemning or endorsing the lollipop but emphasizing the money. That's really good. [ Post Comment ] Comment #21 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 14:57:03 PT I know what I'd say... to a child should he make a request for one of the lollipops in question. "Two dollars for a sucker? No. Choose again."Makes me think of the “Virgin Bloody Mary's” my ten year old was devouring one right after another, like tomato juice, one Sunday evening at a nice restaurant in Dallas after a Cowboys game.Which reminds me that I don't even like football...and that week I attended two junior highschool games Thursday evening. Highschool, Friday Evening. College Saturday evening. The Cowboys ...Sunday. I wasn't all that happy by the time multiple five dollar glasses of tomato juice were being consumed with abandon. [ Post Comment ] Comment #20 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 14:43:42 PT MikeC So much is different now. No one told my parents how to raise me and as far as a drug war there wasn't one. The government wasn't into raising people's children. [ Post Comment ] Comment #19 posted by MikeC on October 11, 2005 at 14:26:10 PT FoM I had them as a kid too...no one even blinked. [ Post Comment ] Comment #18 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 14:04:58 PT MikeC I thought about candy cigarettes too but those were times when it was fashionable to smoke cigarettes and things were just more low key then they are now. I bought candy cigarettes and my parents never said anything to me ever. [ Post Comment ] Comment #17 posted by MikeC on October 11, 2005 at 13:58:01 PT Hmmm... Candy cigarrettes were on the market for a long, long time and I don't recall such an outrage. [ Post Comment ] Comment #16 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 13:15:34 PT PainWithNoInsurance I've been in business and marketing is very important but I'm not sure why this was a good idea either. The publicity might help with sales but will it help promote hemp in different foods in the future? I don't know. [ Post Comment ] Comment #15 posted by PainWithNoInsurance on October 11, 2005 at 12:11:19 PT These candy makers are idiots Would you want your small child eating candy with these names? I am against prohibition here and all for responsible adult use of cannabis, but these idiots are getting just what they asked for. A good business person would never go toward a possible revenue loss by giving a product a risky name as they have done. What did they expect? [ Post Comment ] Comment #14 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 10:56:03 PT Bad People There are bad people that use cannabis. Even some bad people go to church. Even though there are some bad people it shouldn't ruin it for the majority of law abiding middle of the road folks. [ Post Comment ] Comment #13 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 10:45:45 PT Heck He made orange juice look bad. [ Post Comment ] Comment #12 posted by E_Johnson on October 11, 2005 at 10:38:14 PT That's a good point Hope OJ profaned the insitution of marriage, he profaned the system of justice, he profaned a lot of things that are normally good things but he made them look bad. [ Post Comment ] Comment #11 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 10:25:42 PT Mean people that smoke pot don't turn into bats either. They are just mean people...smoking pot.Guessing 8 out of 10 pot smokers are decent people...just like 8 out of 10 non smokers.It's use has been known to calm anger...but sometimes not. Like anything else in those respects...no guarantees.Killers smoke pot, drive cars, buy gas, read, watch TV, wear clothes, play golf, like everyone else. [ Post Comment ] Comment #10 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 10:18:48 PT FoM...comment #4 A young man and I were talking several years ago about the law and cannabis. In speaking of law enforcement, he said, "Don't kid yerself...them sunsabeaches'll kill you over some weed. Sum of em'd give their own lives, they'd be willin to die to keep you from having some weed. You and I wouldn't kill someone over some weed, but they would. They're crazy. Don't kid yerself." [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 10:10:40 PT OJ...etc. Profaning something special to some people.That's why it's important to keep in mind what it really is. It's a plant. It's not a god. It is Holy. As is all creation...but is there anything that mankind...or some element of mankind, has not profaned? [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by siege on October 11, 2005 at 10:09:31 PT control the people Back in the 1940's the goverment took control from the parent's and has tryed to make the children dumb and a lot of the teachers have helped in this. they though they could have a Dictatorship by the year 2000, and it has not happen for people are just a little smarter then they though. but there is still a lot that have bought into there ways. Like my daughter very smart, NO commonsense. these are the ones that should be taken out back and shown the Light. Know for the pot-flavored candy, there can be the flavor of hemp and if the flower was used it go's to hell fast at the Temperature that the Sugar has to be cook at kills all the T H C. that would be there. They are all Smart A*s's and NO commonsense. Critic and dumb Sentor's just have Reefer Madness ON the brain, they can not see passed there noise... [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 09:52:43 PT EJ What Did You Think About the finale of Weeds. [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 09:50:33 PT EJ That's Not Good You're right. [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by E_Johnson on October 11, 2005 at 09:42:45 PT FoM not all pot users are pot people According to the tabloids, OJ Simpson celebrated the tenth anniversary of getting away with a vicious double homicide by inviting friends over for drinks and weed. [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by FoM on October 11, 2005 at 09:10:58 PT Peaceful People If I was a police person and I didn't want to get into a bad situation while out doing patrol or whatever it is called how would a good day be? A good day would be when you don't have a confrontation with people and no one points a gun at you. If a police person had a choice between trying to find and arrest Meth Makers and users or a Pot Farmer which one will be easier? That's the way I see it. No one wants to die and Cannabis people are really gentle people. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by Hope on October 11, 2005 at 08:21:58 PT The paper work is the hardest part.... "Arresting cannabis users is like taking candy from a baby."Occasionally there's a snag...but usually.... [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by goneposthole on October 11, 2005 at 08:15:36 PT Suckers If you are a coke-snortin' drinker that is an enlisted officer in the Texas Air National Guard, go awol for awhile, then you can be selected President and can fly around in a 747.If you serve your country, receive a back injury while serving, smoke cannabis to relieve your pain, then you will end up in the hoosegow. Steve Tuck can suffer.It is better to snort coke, drink like a fish and feign that you are serving your country, when you really aren't, than it is to actually do it. It's a great country.Arresting cannabis users is like taking candy from a baby.back to other stuff. Question: Is it ok to smoke cannabis while George Bush is President?Answer: Yes, it is.It's ok to smoke cannabis. It's ok. https://lists.resist.ca/pipermail/hras/2003-February.txt.gz [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by ekim on October 11, 2005 at 08:06:31 PT Scott Ritter on NPR Diane Rehem Show on now from 11 to 12 [ Post Comment ] Post Comment