I thought I had seen everything, but Salon.com reports that there is a growing controversy over the sale of marijuana-flavored candy around the country:

The confections are legal, because they are made with hemp oil, a common ingredient in health food, beauty supplies and other household products. The oil imparts a marijuana’s grassy taste but not the high. Merchants call them a harmless novelty for adults and insist they advise stores to sell only to people 18 and older.

“There are more than 70 million people in the United States who smoke marijuana. We’re catering to the audience of people who are in that smoking culture,” said Rick Watkins, marketing director for Corona, Calif.-based Chronic Candy, which uses the slogan “Every lick is like taking a hit.”

Just another skirmish in the neverending battle between capitalism and conservative morals.