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Georgia Law Bans Retailers From Selling 'Pot Candy' To Minors

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/16186311/detail.html

ATLANTA -- Georgia retailers soon will be banned from selling candy flavored to taste like marijuana to children.

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed a measure into law Wednesday that bans the sale of "marijuana flavored products" to minors -- anyone under 18 -- and calls for a fine of up to $500 for each offense.

The measure takes effect July 1st.

It targets businesses that sell the candies with drug-inspired names such as "Kronic Kandy" and "Pot Suckers."

The law says the candies promote drug use.

Senator Doug Stoner pushed the bill in the senate. "I don't think that folks are aware this is going on," Stoner told Channel 2 in April. "It's mainly, from what I can tell, particularly targeted to minority communities."

First of all: pot FLAVORED candy? People would WANT that? I was not under the impression that people consumed the stuff for the TASTE.

But second: Senator Doug STONER? You have got to be kidding me. I almost thought this had to be a joke, and that someone had planted the article. But

eternaleponine Googled the Georgia state senate, and he's listed, all right.

Doug STONER?

Really?

The universe is obviously made of comedy gold.