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I ran across a rather comical article in Yahoo news:

Kenneth Affolter admitted to managing marijuana crops with the intention of manufacturing and distributing a range of joke candy and soft-drinks spiked with marijuana that parodied well-known brands. US Federal Agents raided warehouses registered to a company known as ‘Beyond Bomb’, and seized items with labels including ‘Munchy Way’, ‘Pot Tarts’, ‘Puffsi’ ‘Buddahfingers’, ‘Rasta Reece’s’, ‘Puff-a-Mint Pattie’ and ‘Toka-Cola.’

Medical marijuana advocates say the treats are legal under state law and are designed for sick patients who rely on cannabis to ease their symptoms. DEA officials operate under federal law, which deems marijuana in any form to be illegal.

You gotta give it to them on the creative side though, it makes one wonder how close the parodied candies were to the original? Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent in Charge Javier Pena had this to say about it - “While real candy may give you cavities, these individuals know that marijuana candy can get you jail time.”

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