Drinks

1. as I have this condition, low blood suger, my food
could make me very ill. so, what I eat has to be some thing good for me, no junk food, this is not
easy, I am not a cook, and if I had known, I would
have made different roads to travel,I love to go out and have some one just serve me, but I don't,
I have a small choice here at home, I am not over
wight, but there is a diat, so, what for dinner?

Michael Gibbons at 3:08AM on Jan 31st 2008

2. hmmm, now if we can only get rope in a ban outlawing the mixing of alcohol with energy drinks.....

keith waldbauer at 8:03PM on Jan 31st 2008

3. YES

LOUIS at 9:20PM on Feb 8th 2008

4. I hope others take Kentucky's lead. These drinks are not appropriate for children and they are known to abuse them and get sick. I hope other states can find the strength to say no to these ridiculous poisons that are sold as "drinks" Adults need to be adults and learn the word 'no' all over again.

Joan at 8:48PM on Feb 14th 2008

5. This is crazy! I agree that these kids don't need this crap in their bodies, but as someone who works in a VERY busy convenience store, it makes me cringe. I get angry comments everyday from so called "adults" wanting tobacco and alcohol but don't have their ID. They may look 18 or 21, but company policy requires ID for anyone looking under 30. Having to ID for something like an energy drink would just be an unbelievable hassle for everyone involved. I have a better idea, stop making the crap to begin with. And am I going to have to start asking for ID for coffee? How about the sodas that bumped up the caffien content? Where are the lines going to be drawn on this?

Christina at 5:06PM on Feb 16th 2008

6. i am a senior of Centenial High School doing a research project on problems with caffeine in teenaged people and this bill tickles me pink... i hope that is gets passed

t-roy at 2:47PM on Feb 18th 2008

7. We don't need any more laws on our books. How about using the ones we have...child endagerment and use it against parents who let their kids drink these drinks. Why go after the retailers. People need to start taking responsibilty for their own actions and get back to resposible parenting and knowing whats going on in their kids lives and whats going into their bodies.

I live on Kentucky and will be emailing my legislators the same info.

vincec at 5:14PM on Feb 25th 2008

8. This is crazy. the goverment should not get involved with the home front. That all starts with the parents sorry but its true. I know its hard when its easy to get but its drugs ( per say) I'm sorry but the goverment should worry about budgets, school systems, how about creating more jobs, o wait how about pollution and the eco systems. lets not worry abount the fda not doing there jobs with beef but we will wory about energy drinks. stay out of our personal life's I often wonder if this is the begining. They just want to make more and more choices for us. freedom is being able to make choice's regardless of age color or creed ETC.

dave at 6:23PM on Feb 26th 2008

9. I agree, the color yellow is very scary, we should just package up all the mice and straws!!!

gil at 6:23PM on Feb 26th 2008

10. So who's fault is it that kids are abusing energy drinks? Parents, schools, retailers, media, government??? Who's to blame and who's responsible for fixing it? Well, if we actually want to fix the problem, we all need to take responsibility. Yes, parents have a large role, but how can you expect a person who does not know the dangers of energy drinks to infrom their children of that fact? How can schools influence the health habits of children? And what role should government play a role in all of this? It seems pretty obvious to me, but everyone seems a little confused. If you actually want to fix this 'problem' (and of course there are a lot of problems needing to be fixed in this country and this world) then we need a collabrative effort to fix it. The government, in my opinion, sets the tone. Increase the health education, discourage or ban advertising to children (much like they've done in the EU and Japan), make kids UNDERSTAND why they shouldn't drink energy drinks and they won't. And in fact, kids that understand (really understand, not that can just pass a multiple choice question on the subject) their bodies and how their choices influence their bodies will be more likely to make good decisions. Simply banning them will not work and will (as mentioned) create a lot of problems for everyone involved. Except the politicians who think they are doing something good, but as always are actually doing nothing. Why do we pay them so much again?

brit at 8:55PM on Mar 2nd 2008

11. It seems to me the people that are leaving these comments are either kids or store owners,that will lose the business.Why would any sane adult be against this law unless they have something to lose.My opinion is the crap should be illegal for everyone.I cant smoke the herb(legally) that Jesus put here but it is ok for me to buy this poison.Wake up America.

bob harvy at 7:08PM on Mar 16th 2008

12. Thats ridiculous... I don't think that's right, I mean teens need energy to get to school, and personally I know that my son doesn't like to drink coffee and would rather a different energy source!

Vending Man at 4:35PM on Jun 27th 2008

13. They shouldn't be able to ban the drinks, that's just ridiculous. The main ingredient in energy drinks is caffeine. So what's next, banning soda also? Energy drinks are fine in moderation. Just because there are incidents of individuals overindulging themselves does not mean that every consumer does that as well. Come on, if that were the case we wouldn't be allowed to have alcohol, mouthwash, household cleaners, etc.

Amanda at 3:09PM on Dec 10th 2008

14. This "nanny state" mentality of our country has gotten totally out of control. I could understand is the law wanted to ban the drinks in schools - but ban them completely!? Look at what New York City just did; they banned certain fats and now they are taxing other "junk food". Since when did personal responsibility get tossed out in the US? Arghh!

The Vending Guy at 1:19PM on Jan 2nd 2009