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Thoughts...CBD and Thin Mints Don't Mix
Do you know what’s called Thin Mint and is advertised as a “mellow
minty taste with subtle chocolate undertones”?
It’s not Thin Mint cookies from the Girl Scouts. It’s a CBD cartridge
pen vape advertised by a wholesale company, Funky Farms. Funky Farms
sells several CBD products, including gummy bears, tinctures, oils,
vape pods, and cartridge pen vapes. Some of the names are evocative:
Granddaddy Purple
Frosty Watermelon OG
Lemon Cake
Gelato
And, of course, Thin Mints.
The products are advertised as “reminiscent of your favorite cookie”
and able to “put you in the right state of mind at any time.”
We’ve said it before, and we’ll probably have to say it again, but
flavors like these are attractive to kids. And we already know that
vaping is an epidemic among young people, many of whom don’t know what
they’re vaping.
Companies that sell age-prohibited products, like Funky Farms, want to
appeal to young people because the younger a customer begins using
their product the more likely they are to use it for longer. They’re
also more likely to use the product more heavily and more likely to
become addicted to it.
Make no mistake. Advertising to children is irresponsible and
unethical. It’s also an industry norm for those industries that sell
age-prohibited products.
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