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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:07:48 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_58116" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/106464593/real-marijuana-leaf-green-foil-resin"><img class="size-medium wp-image-58116" title="il_fullxfull" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/il_fullxfull.jpeg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="212" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Photo: Etsy)</p></div></p>
<p>If you're on Etsy selling <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/106464593/real-marijuana-leaf-green-foil-resin">jewelry</a> with real pot leaves embedded into it or bracelets that claim to cure all of your infertility woes, you better come up with a new marketing ploy ASAP. Because <a href="http://www.dailydot.com/news/etsy-cracks-down-drug-deals/">according</a> to the Daily Dot, the twee-commerce site has begun cracking down on "drug-like substances" and products that make "medical drug claims."</p>
<p>Sooo... no <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87390133/cannabis-mary-jane-pot-weed-marijuana?ref=sr_gallery_5&amp;ga_search_query=weed&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_ship_to=ZZ&amp;ga_min=0&amp;ga_max=0&amp;ga_search_type=all">weed soap</a> then?</p>
<p><!--more--><a href="http://www.dailydot.com/news/etsy-cracks-down-drug-deals/">Writes</a> the Dot:</p>
<blockquote><p>“We have clarified the previous language from ‘drug-like substances’ to now be ‘medical drug claims about an item.’ A medical drug claim makes a correlation between a product and the cure or relief of a health condition or illness. In many cases, an item itself is not problematic, but the way it is presented with certain language is against this policy.”</p></blockquote>
<p>A crude search for queries like "<a href="http://www.etsy.com/search?q=fertility&amp;view_type=gallery&amp;ship_to=ZZ&amp;min=0&amp;max=0">fertility</a>," "<a href="http://www.etsy.com/search?q=medicinal&amp;view_type=gallery&amp;ship_to=ZZ&amp;min=0&amp;max=0">medicinal</a>" and "<a href="http://www.etsy.com/search?q=herbs&amp;view_type=gallery&amp;ship_to=ZZ&amp;min=0&amp;max=0">herbs</a>" turns up a plethora of products that will probably be on the chopping block once Etsy moderators begin enforcing the new rule, which went into effect Wednesday.</p>
<p>What a shame, since we're sure that <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/106098005/greek-magical-dried-yarrow-achillea?ref=sr_gallery_25&amp;ga_search_query=medicinal+herbs&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_ship_to=ZZ&amp;ga_min=0&amp;ga_max=0&amp;ga_search_type=all">Greek Magical Dried Yallow Achelia Herb</a> works exactly as advertised.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_58116" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/106464593/real-marijuana-leaf-green-foil-resin"><img class="size-medium wp-image-58116" title="il_fullxfull" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/il_fullxfull.jpeg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="212" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Photo: Etsy)</p></div></p>
<p>If you're on Etsy selling <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/106464593/real-marijuana-leaf-green-foil-resin">jewelry</a> with real pot leaves embedded into it or bracelets that claim to cure all of your infertility woes, you better come up with a new marketing ploy ASAP. Because <a href="http://www.dailydot.com/news/etsy-cracks-down-drug-deals/">according</a> to the Daily Dot, the twee-commerce site has begun cracking down on "drug-like substances" and products that make "medical drug claims."</p>
<p>Sooo... no <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87390133/cannabis-mary-jane-pot-weed-marijuana?ref=sr_gallery_5&amp;ga_search_query=weed&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_ship_to=ZZ&amp;ga_min=0&amp;ga_max=0&amp;ga_search_type=all">weed soap</a> then?</p>
<p><!--more--><a href="http://www.dailydot.com/news/etsy-cracks-down-drug-deals/">Writes</a> the Dot:</p>
<blockquote><p>“We have clarified the previous language from ‘drug-like substances’ to now be ‘medical drug claims about an item.’ A medical drug claim makes a correlation between a product and the cure or relief of a health condition or illness. In many cases, an item itself is not problematic, but the way it is presented with certain language is against this policy.”</p></blockquote>
<p>A crude search for queries like "<a href="http://www.etsy.com/search?q=fertility&amp;view_type=gallery&amp;ship_to=ZZ&amp;min=0&amp;max=0">fertility</a>," "<a href="http://www.etsy.com/search?q=medicinal&amp;view_type=gallery&amp;ship_to=ZZ&amp;min=0&amp;max=0">medicinal</a>" and "<a href="http://www.etsy.com/search?q=herbs&amp;view_type=gallery&amp;ship_to=ZZ&amp;min=0&amp;max=0">herbs</a>" turns up a plethora of products that will probably be on the chopping block once Etsy moderators begin enforcing the new rule, which went into effect Wednesday.</p>
<p>What a shame, since we're sure that <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/106098005/greek-magical-dried-yarrow-achillea?ref=sr_gallery_25&amp;ga_search_query=medicinal+herbs&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_ship_to=ZZ&amp;ga_min=0&amp;ga_max=0&amp;ga_search_type=all">Greek Magical Dried Yallow Achelia Herb</a> works exactly as advertised.</p>
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