Warning Issued Concerning Candy

Week of January 08, 2007

A warning has been sent out through military channels concerning a new candy spreading across the United States called chronic candy. It contains essential hemp oil, which is illegal for servicemembers to ingest. Studies have shown that products made with hemp seed and hemp seed oil may contain tetrahydrocannabinol, which is an active ingredient of marijuana that is detectable under the Federal drug testing program. Failure to comply with the prohibition on ingestion of products containing or products derived from hemp seed or hemp seed oil is a violation of Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).