Burnt Orange Report

This is such crap.
If this is the kind of thing our dem. reps insist on wasting time on, no damn wonder we can't fund education or pass a progressive tax plan.
What a waste.

Haha, though it's not wasting time if it's never going to be talked about. And far more House Floor time and Senate time was wasted over HJR 6 and vouches by Rupublican reps so.

Marijuana-flavored candy is no laughing matter.
We have heard that the candy sells on the street for $8 each in at least one state-while it sells for $1-2 in gas station in other states. The candy is wrapped in clear plastic with no information on it. It looks like an ordinary lollipop. It is possible for someone to lace the candy and give it to your kids. As a parent you would not know what it is unless you smell the candy. When it is wet it produces a very strong marijuana-flavored candy.

KEY CONCERNS

· Chronic (Kronic) Candy is a threat to youth because it gives the false impression that marijuana is fun and safe.

· Products such as Chronic (Kronic) Candy and other marijuana flavored products packaged as lollipops can fall into the hands of unsuspecting youth and can serve as a gateway product for future marijuana use.

· Merchants who sell this product are promoting marijuana and are creating new customers for marijuana and other drug dealers.

MARIJUANA USE FACTS

· According to a federal funded survey, “2004 Monitoring the Future Study,” conducted by the University of Michigan, 16.3% of eighth graders, 35.1% of tenth graders, and 45.7% of twelfth graders reported using marijuana at least once during their lifetimes. (1)

· A 2002 SAMHSA report, Initiation of Marijuana Use: Trends, Patterns and Implications, concludes that the younger children are when they first use marijuana, the more likely they are to use cocaine and heroin and become dependent on drugs as adults. (2)

· Marijuana abuse is associated with many detrimental health effects. These effects can include frequent respiratory infections, impaired memory and learning, increased heart rate, anxiety, panic attacks and tolerance. (3)

· Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers do, such as daily cough and phlegm production, more frequent acute chest illnesses, a heightened risk of lung infections, and a greater tendency toward obstructed airways. (4)

REFERENCES

1. National Institute on Drug Abuse and University of Michigan, Monitoring the Future 2004 Data from In-School Surveys of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-Grade Students, December 2004.

2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, Initiation of Marijuana Use: Trends, Patterns and Implications, July 2002.

3. National Institute on Drug Abuse, Marijuana Infofax, October 2001.

4. National Institute on Drug Abuse, Research Report Series - Marijuana Abuse, October 2001.

Marijuana-flavored candy is no laughing matter.
We have heard that the candy sells on the street for $8 each in at least one state-while it sells for $1-2 in gas station in other states. The candy is wrapped in clear plastic with no information on it. It looks like an ordinary lollipop. It is possible for someone to lace the candy and give it to your kids. As a parent you would not know what it is unless you smell the candy. When it is wet it produces a very strong marijuana odor.

KEY CONCERNS

· Chronic (Kronic) Candy is a threat to youth because it gives the false impression that marijuana is fun and safe.

· Products such as Chronic (Kronic) Candy and other marijuana flavored products packaged as lollipops can fall into the hands of unsuspecting youth and can serve as a gateway product for future marijuana use.

· Merchants who sell this product are promoting marijuana and are creating new customers for marijuana and other drug dealers.

MARIJUANA USE FACTS

· According to a federal funded survey, “2004 Monitoring the Future Study,” conducted by the University of Michigan, 16.3% of eighth graders, 35.1% of tenth graders, and 45.7% of twelfth graders reported using marijuana at least once during their lifetimes. (1)

· A 2002 SAMHSA report, Initiation of Marijuana Use: Trends, Patterns and Implications, concludes that the younger children are when they first use marijuana, the more likely they are to use cocaine and heroin and become dependent on drugs as adults. (2)

· Marijuana abuse is associated with many detrimental health effects. These effects can include frequent respiratory infections, impaired memory and learning, increased heart rate, anxiety, panic attacks and tolerance. (3)

· Someone who smokes marijuana regularly may have many of the same respiratory problems that tobacco smokers do, such as daily cough and phlegm production, more frequent acute chest illnesses, a heightened risk of lung infections, and a greater tendency toward obstructed airways. (4)

REFERENCES

1. National Institute on Drug Abuse and University of Michigan, Monitoring the Future 2004 Data from In-School Surveys of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-Grade Students, December 2004.

2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, Initiation of Marijuana Use: Trends, Patterns and Implications, July 2002.

3. National Institute on Drug Abuse, Marijuana Infofax, October 2001.

4. National Institute on Drug Abuse, Research Report Series - Marijuana Abuse, October 2001.

This is a personal matter for the Rep and everyone knows it. Maybe that's why others are hesitant to fight him on this ridiculous bill.

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