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That reminds me of College Humor. "Tide CEO: You Gotta Stop Eating Tide Pods" and "JUUL CEO: No More Advertising to Kids" Why exactly is cannabis packaged and

That reminds me of College Humor. "Tide CEO: You Gotta Stop Eating Tide Pods" and "JUUL CEO: No More Advertising to Kids" Why exactly is cannabis packaged and flavored like snacks for young children? Isn't it obvious that doing so will increase the chance that kids eat it when they shouldn't?

edmcnulty101 5y ago
Has parental responsibility been thrown by the wayside? Why are parents letting their kids do this stuff?
will4274 5y ago
> Why exactly is cannabis packaged and flavored like snacks for young children? Fwiw, I have a strongly contrasting opinion here. I'm 30 years old, hardly a young child, and I still like the taste of candy and fruit juice. In a parallel universe somewhere, a version of you is advocating for banning Mimosas because its juice contents obviously increases the chances that kids will drink it when they shouldn't. Can't we just admit that adults like sugar too and knock off all this "sugar means targeting young children" crap?
- fxtentacle 5y ago
  That's why I wrote flavor and packaging. For example, consider this product: https://jumpingideas.com/portfolio-item/gummy-bear-cannabis-packaging/ https://jumpingideas.com/portfolio-item/gummy-bear-cannabis-... It shows two colorful children's plush toys on the package. The whole design screams "children's candy" to me.
  - will4274 5y ago
    You're showing packaging that appeals to me. I'm not a child. Must all the things I want to buy be sold in drab packaging with dull colors merely because I turned 25?
    - tragictrash 5y ago
      As someone that started smoking cigarettes at 15 because they had all these fruity flavors I wanted to try, screw what appeals to you.
  - mitchdoogle 5y ago
    Those characters are Care Bears, more likely to be relevant to genX and millennials (because of their popularity in the 80s) than young children. Seems to me like they're marketing nostalgia here.
    - marpstar 5y ago
      Worth pointing out that the two points are not mutually exclusive.

edmcnulty101 5y ago

Has parental responsibility been thrown by the wayside? Why are parents letting their kids do this stuff?

will4274 5y ago

> Why exactly is cannabis packaged and flavored like snacks for young children? Fwiw, I have a strongly contrasting opinion here. I'm 30 years old, hardly a young child, and I still like the taste of candy and fruit juice. In a parallel universe somewhere, a version of you is advocating for banning Mimosas because its juice contents obviously increases the chances that kids will drink it when they shouldn't. Can't we just admit that adults like sugar too and knock off all this "sugar means targeting young children" crap?

fxtentacle 5y ago
That's why I wrote flavor and packaging. For example, consider this product: https://jumpingideas.com/portfolio-item/gummy-bear-cannabis-packaging/ https://jumpingideas.com/portfolio-item/gummy-bear-cannabis-... It shows two colorful children's plush toys on the package. The whole design screams "children's candy" to me.
- will4274 5y ago
  You're showing packaging that appeals to me. I'm not a child. Must all the things I want to buy be sold in drab packaging with dull colors merely because I turned 25?
  - tragictrash 5y ago
    As someone that started smoking cigarettes at 15 because they had all these fruity flavors I wanted to try, screw what appeals to you.
- mitchdoogle 5y ago
  Those characters are Care Bears, more likely to be relevant to genX and millennials (because of their popularity in the 80s) than young children. Seems to me like they're marketing nostalgia here.
  - marpstar 5y ago
    Worth pointing out that the two points are not mutually exclusive.