Marijuana-shaped candy alarms parents, officials

[Roddy]

You're right, but they're still around other magazines. People know those magazines exist, so they can ask for them by name if needed. You generally happen about products like this Pothead Candy. You don't walk uip to the counter and ask explicitly for it. Unless there is another part of the store that this can be shelved on, the only sensible place to put it (think corporate america) is with the rest of the candy.

Then I would hope they just don't sell it. If it can't be done responsibly, don't do it....but then, we're back to the profit comment.

 

[Roddy]

And yes THC, I loved the candy cigs. Back then, the movie stars were all smoking on screen, it was common place to smoke a cig and was accepted as such. Not so now, it's known to be bad for your health. I don't see those on the shelf in most stores these days.

 

[getnasty]

Then I would hope they just don't sell it. If it can't be done responsibly, don't do it....but then, we're back to the profit comment.

It's an innovative way to market the cause. Even people who aren't for it will remember SEEING it, people who otherwise have no contact with it whatsoever and base their opinions on public scrutiny, rather thanf actual knowledge or hands-on experience. They'll remember the message: Legalize it. Whether they're for or against it.

I do see your point though, and it is a valid one. Call me a devil's advocate if you must, sometimes I am, but I see it from the opposite perspective in this case. Hope is all with you tonight, I'm looking down at the clouds myself. ^_^


-getnasty

 

[Locked]

Then I would hope they just don't sell it. If it can't be done responsibly, don't do it....but then, we're back to the profit comment.

It is the parents responsibility to know what their kids are buying. I love violent video games...shld kids be playing them? No. So does that mean they shld be outlawed because the parents are too damn lazy to do their jobs?

 

[Roddy]

It is the parents responsibility to know what their kids are buying. I love violent video games...shld kids be playing them? No. So does that mean they shld be outlawed because the parents are too damn lazy to do their jobs?

Again, who is talking outlawing?? :confused2:

 

[getnasty]

Hey Roddy, I think you kinda failed to address the initial point that it is the parents responsibility, regardless of anything being outlawed. It is a valid point, and I'm kinda interested in the retort to that. Because, ultimately, it is the parent who is responsible for the actions of said child until the age of 16, I believe it is, legally. They should know when their kid has cash and they should know what they're purchasing, for their own safety, if anything else.

I don't mean to nduge you in that direction or anything, but this is pretty interesting debate on both sides.


-nasty

 

[Roddy]

I have already said I wished parents would do a better job raising their kids??

I don't believe that parenting is going to stop the perceptions adults will have when they go shopping for candy this Halloween and see this on the candy shelves beside other kiddy treats though. I don't see how it's the parents' job to make sure the stores market responsibly?

Yep, parents really should be better at raising their kids, unfortunately most aren't and won't be. So, we should just not worry about those youngsters left to parent themselves? I believe it was Mrs Clinton who said it takes a village to raise a kid? Surely, the stores are part of this "village"?

 

[getnasty]

I have already said I wished parents would do a better job raising their kids??

I don't believe that parenting is going to stop the perceptions adults will have when they go shopping for candy this Halloween and see this on the candy shelves beside other kiddy treats though. I don't see how it's the parents' job to make sure the stores market responsibly?

Yep, parents really should be better at raising their kids, unfortunately most aren't and won't be. So, we should just not worry about those youngsters left to parent themselves? I believe it was Mrs Clinton who said it takes a village to raise a kid? Surely, the stores are part of this "village"?

You're right, it's not, but it should be enough, is the point. It isn't the parents' responsibility to ensure the store's market their products responsibly, but it is the parents' responsibility to know what it is their kids are spending money on, consuming, etc etc. It's the parents job to protect their child, to monitor their consumption habits, etc etc. As parents, we are responsible for training and instilling morals in our children. It has nothing to do with the stores marketing responsibly.

And I also don't consider them putting these candies with the other candy to be irresponsible. It's a product that fits well in that aisle, where it's supposed to. Candy goes with candy, clothes go with clothes, hardware goes with hardware, etc. Yes, due to the nature of the product in question, morally they should consider putting it with other merchandise, if it's possible. In stores like Family Dollar or Dollar General, there are misc sections that they could be shelved at. But other stores don't have that luxury.

If a parent is with their kid and the kid happens to see it and asks the parent what it means, it's then that parent's responsibility to explain it to that child, if they've reached the point of being able to understand it all. I mean, let's face it, a 4 year old seeing that bag of candy vs an 8 or 12 year old seeing it... questions aren't gonna be asked until they get older and more curious. It's that curiosity that we either nurture and explain what it is, what it does, etc, or nip in the bud.

I guess my original intent was to stress that it's not the manufacturer's fault for creating a product that is inline with a practice that is becoming more and more widely acceptable. It's that particular store's fault for marketing it the way they are, in a state where marijuana is not legalized, in part or in full.


-nasty

 

[pcduck]

I believe it was Mrs Clinton who said it takes a village to raise a kid? Surely, the stores are part of this "village"?
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Look around your village, how many of your neighbors would you want to raise your children? Just my $0.02

 

[Roddy]

You're right, it's not, but it should be enough, is the point. It isn't the parents' responsibility to ensure the store's market their products responsibly, but it is the parents' responsibility to know what it is their kids are spending money on, consuming, etc etc. It's the parents job to protect their child, to monitor their consumption habits, etc etc. As parents, we are responsible for training and instilling morals in our children. It has nothing to do with the stores marketing responsibly.

And I also don't consider them putting these candies with the other candy to be irresponsible. It's a product that fits well in that aisle, where it's supposed to. Candy goes with candy, clothes go with clothes, hardware goes with hardware, etc. Yes, due to the nature of the product in question, morally they should consider putting it with other merchandise, if it's possible. In stores like Family Dollar or Dollar General, there are misc sections that they could be shelved at. But other stores don't have that luxury.

If a parent is with their kid and the kid happens to see it and asks the parent what it means, it's then that parent's responsibility to explain it to that child, if they've reached the point of being able to understand it all. I mean, let's face it, a 4 year old seeing that bag of candy vs an 8 or 12 year old seeing it... questions aren't gonna be asked until they get older and more curious. It's that curiosity that we either nurture and explain what it is, what it does, etc, or nip in the bud.

I guess my original intent was to stress that it's not the manufacturer's fault for creating a product that is inline with a practice that is becoming more and more widely acceptable. It's that particular store's fault for marketing it the way they are, in a state where marijuana is not legalized, in part or in full.


-nasty

You've stated this a few times, I've agreed.

I guess a simple way to tell a store you approve or disapprove of them acting irresponsible is to stop going to that store.

I highly doubt stores such as the big box (public outrage would lead to customer loss) or even most mom & pop stores (people who actually care what they sell) would market these anyway, we're just talking the sleazy stores with no community sense, in neighborhoods where crime is rampant anyway and kids are swept under the rug...no big loss? Guess those kids lose anyway, huh?

 

[Roddy]

Look around your village, how many of your neighbors would you want to raise your children? Just my $0.02

In my village? It's still that way, I still feed the area kids when they come visiting, I still call neighbor parents when I see something go on that shouldn't. I know my neighbors by name, we meet up at church and town picnics and such. So my answer is sure, hope they do what I do...and I already know they do lol

 

[getnasty]

I highly doubt stores such as the big box (public outrage would lead to customer loss) or even most mom & pop stores (people who actually care what they sell) would market these anyway, we're just talking the sleazy stores with no community sense, in neighborhoods where crime is rampant anyway and kids are swept under the rug...no big loss? Guess those kids lose anyway, huh?

Just the conditioning of the environment, I guess. It's a real shame, because a lot of those kids have great potential, but their environment has strapped them down and prevented them from growing.


-nasty

 

[Locked]

Look around your village, how many of your neighbors would you want to raise your children? Just my $0.02

:yeahthat:


Bottom line is the buck shld stop with the parent....too many parents don't raise their kids anymore and rely on uncle Sam to try and do it for them...regardless of the fact that our rights are being eroded.

 

[Roddy]

:yeahthat:


Bottom line is the buck shld stop with the parent....too many parents don't raise their kids anymore and rely on uncle Sam to try and do it for them...regardless of the fact that our rights are being eroded.

There's other ways than relying on the govt to better our communities, our kids' lives....speak with your $ would be a start. If you see a store selling this irresponsibly, stop going to the store. Speak up about it, get other parents involved. Hey, tell your kids the problem, this is something many don't even bother with anymore.

But I agree Hammy, too many just forget their kids...I'm raising 2 that were left to the system years ago and am glad I saved them.

 

[pcduck]

In my village? It's still that way, I still feed the area kids when they come visiting, I still call neighbor parents when I see something go on that shouldn't. I know my neighbors by name, we meet up at church and town picnics and such. So my answer is sure, hope they do what I do...and I already know they do lol

That must be some town Roddy.

No crime, no lowlifes, no difference in religion, everybody is just hunky dory?

If you see a store selling this irresponsibly, stop going to the store. Speak up about it, get other parents involved. Hey, tell your kids the problem, this is something many don't even bother with anymore.

Why don't you just stop going to the store and tell your kids to quit going to the store? By why ruin it, for the people that do enjoy the candies or do believe that it should be legalize? I bet there is a lot worst stuff going on that nobody is standing on a soap box crying fowl over.

 

[Roddy]

That must be some town Roddy.

No crime, no lowlifes, no difference in religion, everybody is just hunky dory?




Why don't you just stop going to the store and tell your kids to quit going to the store? By why ruin it, for the people that do enjoy the candies or do believe that it should be legalize? I bet there is a lot worst stuff going on that nobody is standing on a soap box crying fowl over.

Hmmm, here I thought we were talking about the kids. I already said I'd stop going and tell my kids. I'd also go and tell my friends' kids...what's the harm there? Is it bad that other parents are told of this and then can act appropriately? Legalize it, great, if it comes to needing to advertise on candy, we're sunk.

All of a sudden, it sounds like I'm being a bad parent for caring...ouch. I'm a horrible person for asking that stores act responsibly? And we wonder how the world got how it is?

And I don't know, but I sense a bit of sarcasm there with the "some town" comment. Can I ask though, in what I wrote, where do you see anything close to what you quipped back?

 

[Roddy]

What if we were advocating pornography? Would suckers shaped in human sex parts be OK?

 

[pcduck]

And I don't know, but I sense a bit of sarcasm there with the "some town" comment.

No sarcasm Roddy, but a town that you described just does not exist where everyone lives in harmony. That ended when Andy Griffith went off the air and even they had Otis. Could you imagine Otis telling your kids something for their own protection?

Maybe I just believe that people have the right to choose where they go, what they buy, and how to raise their kids, without government interference or other concerned parents telling me what is good and what is not for my kids.

I can remember when video games first came out and supposedly this was gonna be the downfall of our children. Before that it was probably TV but I was not around for that. And we are still here.

 

[pcduck]

What if we were advocating pornography? Would suckers shaped in human sex parts be OK?

They already make them. And I do not see anything in the news about that.

 

[NorCalHal]

I still call neighbor parents when I see something go on that shouldn't.

Oh....Your that guy.