Pubdate: Thu, 08 May 2003
Source: Taipei Times, The (Taiwan)
Copyright: 2003 The Taipei Times
Contact:  http://www.taipeitimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1553

DOPE PHONES CAUSE A BUZZ

Marijuana-scented cell phone covers caused such a buzz in Australia that 
the company selling them had to pull them out of an technology fair in 
Sydney yesterday. Local authorities and New South Wales state Premier, Bob 
Carr, slammed the green, marijuana-motif covers as promoting drug use to 
young people. "A big over-reaction," said Robert Punch, owner, chief 
executive and founder of Corporate Phone Covers. "It's a novelty." Made in 
China and arrayed next to chocolate, strawberry, blueberry, cherry and 
rose-scented snap-on covers, the marijuana version sold well, though only 
to the over 18s
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