Op-ed: Should States Ban Marijuana-flavored Candies? Yes
Sandy Maple
May 16, 2008
The Kansas City Star
The term "gateway drug" is used to describe certain lower classed drugs that some believe can lead users to harder, more dangerous drugs. Marijuana, alcohol and cigarettes are all considered by some to be gateway drugs.
But lawmakers in Georgia believe there is such a thing as gateway candy and have moved to ban the sale of such confections to minors. The candies in question are marijuana flavored and lawmakers believe that selling them to underage kids promotes the use of drugs.
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has signed into law a measure that makes it illegal for retailers to sell marijuana flavored candy.
The new law takes effect July 1 and anyone found guilty of breaking it will be fined $500.
My first reaction to this story is one of total agreement. Why on earth should a child be eating candy that exists for the sole purpose of imitating the taste of an illegal drug? But then again, why should that candy even exist in the first place?
Sandy Maple, Parentdish.com | 
