Stealing candy

Prohibitionists may be defending existing marijuana law, but they’re less careful of other laws. The Hershey Co. in Pennsylvania says it did not authorize use of its Kit Kat and Reese’s products in Nevada’s Question Two campaign. This image is of a mailing sent out by the “Protecting Nevada’s Children Political Action Committee” in Las Vegas. Hershey spokesperson Anna Lingeris told us, “We did not give permission to alter our famous product packaging. In fact, this is actually an infringement on our trademarks and famous trade dress.” Kellogg’s also told us that a “Pot Tarts” image is similarly “unauthorized.”

Prohibitionists may be defending existing marijuana law, but they’re less careful of other laws. The Hershey Co. in Pennsylvania says it did not authorize use of its Kit Kat and Reese’s products in Nevada’s Question Two campaign. This image is of a mailing sent out by the “Protecting Nevada’s Children Political Action Committee” in Las Vegas. Hershey spokesperson Anna Lingeris told us, “We did not give permission to alter our famous product packaging. In fact, this is actually an infringement on our trademarks and famous trade dress.” Kellogg’s also told us that a “Pot Tarts” image is similarly “unauthorized.”

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