If your measure of great gum isn’t how long it is, but how long it lasts, then you’ll long for the new version of Bubble Tape gum: Bubble Tape Blasters. When someone told us these babies were even tastier than the tape gum, our jaws dropped. So we crammed in some Blasters, chomped down — and whomp, it was wondrous! And the flavor lasted a good long while. Look for Blasters for around 80 cents where candy is sold.
![The last thing most business owners want is to be taxed and regulated, but hemp business owners are asking for just that — as a way to keep their industry alive. Hemp entrepreneurs came out Tuesday in favor of a proposal to license hemp sales, require testing and labeling of their products, prohibit products that look like well-known snack brands, and limit sales to those 21 and over. The bill also would impose taxes on the products. That proposal stands in contrast with a bill backed by the Cannabis Business Association of Illinois, which would prohibit sales of hemp-derived intoxicating […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CTC-L-Hemp-regulations-07_187484400.jpg?w=506 "The last thing most business owners want is to be taxed and regulated, but hemp business owners are asking for just that — as a way to keep their industry alive. Hemp entrepreneurs came out Tuesday in favor of a proposal to license hemp sales, require testing and labeling of their products, prohibit products that look like well-known snack brands, and limit sales to those 21 and over. The bill also would impose taxes on the products. That proposal stands in contrast with a bill backed by the Cannabis Business Association of Illinois, which would prohibit sales of hemp-derived intoxicating […]")